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PROGRAMME | CRADLE OF CREATIVITY T: 021 822 0070 / 1 / 2 | E: [email protected] | www.assitej2017.org.za 19th ASSITEJ World Congress & International Theatre Festival for Children and Young People 7 2 6 1 MAY Af ric a Ca pe 2017 Tow South n Book at PROGRAMME | CRADLE OF CREATIVITY T: 021 822 0070 / 1 / 2 | E: [email protected] | www.assitej2017.org.za A Mano Animal Farm Nobulali Productions El Patio Teatro A Mano (By Hand) is a tender and delicate performance, a theatrical diamond that is a tribute to arts and artisans. It is the story of a very small but very special hero with a great desire to escape from his pottery shop window and those who live there with him. Told with beautifully crafted clay characters and remarkable artistry, A Mano is a touching and life-affirming story about love, small failures, a potter’s wheel and four hands at play. El Patio Teatro build, model, write, direct and play. Together, they create moving, reflective and beautifully original performances inspired by stories from everyday life and by the lives of objects around them. 19 20 21 10:00 10:00 11:00 10:00 12:00 12:30 18:30 Spain Direction: Julián Sáenz-López, Izaskun Fernández| Design: Julián Sáenz-López , Izaskun Fernández | Performance: Julián Sáenz- López, Izaskun Fernández Technician: Diego Solloa |Tour and production manager: Ana Sala BAXTER THEATRE CENTRE | The Golden Arrow Studio 7+ years old 14:00 Non-verbal 18:30 Seven decades have passed since the first publication of Orwell’s Animal Farm, yet the plight of Manor Farm and its animal denizens is ever relevant in contemporary South Africa. Dressed in what seems to be the broken fatigues of guerrillas, the characters embrace both political identity and farm-animal-hood, teetering between the two in terms of their articulated values and increasing hypocrisy. Muriel the goat and Clover the sheep effectively act as the narrators in the aftermath of the uprising. The fiery energy that exists between the all women cast is palpable, and offers a fresh approach to critically examining patriarchal and deeply masculine political systems, and forms of storytelling. MAY 2017 MAY 2017 18 17 18 19 20 12:00 10:00 10:00 14:00 12:00 14:30 14:30 12:00 19:30 19:30 45 Minutes Anziehsachen Caban ZA Anziehsachen (Clothes) is designed for small children’s first contact with theatre. A man and a woman, an old record player, a washing line and a large bag filled with wonderful things is all that is needed for the fun to begin. All sorts of exciting things happen. Two very different people try to fit together. They play, they sing and dance and they test their limits. With all the clothes they have they try the possibilities of transformation. With live songs from Henry Purcell’s opera “The Fairy Queen” this production does not only make children dream, but adults too! Caban is an on-going research performance in which we invite artists/musicians of different backgrounds to improvise together in relation to the installation modules, the space and of course the very inquisitive audience of children from 3 months to 3 years old. A cosy play area, an oasis of peace containing a nest, a sleeve tunnel house, a bamboo hut, a camp, a ladder tent, etc. In-between playing, building and discovering, incredulous eyes, busy hands, open mouths, small steps carried along at their own tempo by what they see, hear and feel. “Caban is a laboratory that allows itself to be a performance at the same time”. Theaterhaus Ensemble 21 22 23 10:00 12:00 10:00 12:00 14:00 14:00 14:00 16:30 18:30 Germany Direction: Melanie Florschütz, Michael Döhnert | Design: Melanie Florschütz, Michael Döhnert | Performance: Michael Meyer, Susanne Schyns BAXTER THEATRE CENTRE | The Flipside 3 to 6 years old Non-verbal 24 25 26 27 12:30 10:00 10:00 10:00 12:00 11:30 12:00 12:00 19:30 19:30 35 Minutes Dear Mr Government, please may I have a meeting with you even though I’m six years old? University of Johannesburg Arts and Culture Dear Mr Government, Please May I have a Meeting With You Even Though I’m Six Years Old? is a tender retelling of what children are saying about their governments. They want to make decisions, they want to talk to Mr Government and they want Mr Government to listen to them. Dear Mr Government is built on the words of children in Lesotho and South Africa; the play invites audiences from eight year olds, to teenagers, to adults to see with the eyes of children and hope with the hope of children. While it brims over with play and sound and smell and wonder, it cuts with a heavy and urgent truth: children are suffering for the world. Direction: Neil Coppen | Performance: Mpume Mthombeni, Tshego Khutsoane, MoMo Matsunyane, Mandisa Nduna, Zesuliwe Hadebe, Khutjo Bakunzi-Green ARTSCAPE THEATRE CENTRE | Theatre 16 + years old English 90 Minutes 23 24 25 12:00 11:00 10:00 14:00 14:00 14:00 12:00 14:00 16:30 16:30 19:30 19:30 South SpainAfrica Belgium Concept: Karel van Ransbeeck | Scenography: Wim Van de Vyver, Andy Jones Jessica Mias, Shrinkray Puppets | Performance: Karel Van Ransbeeck, Nicolas Ankouninoff, Ncebakazi Mnukwana, Kudakwashe Kangombe BAXTER THEATRE CENTRE | The Foyer 3 months to 3 years old Non-verbal 60 Minutes Ekhaya Magnet Theatre Ekhaya (Home) is an expression of the relationship of children towards home. It delves into their understanding of being ‘’at home’’, in various contexts, and explores their associated feelings using age appropriate language, song, and clear imagery. The songs are catchy and draw on diverse South African musical styles and the children sing the songs long after the actors have left! South Africa South Africa Lesotho Direction: Jessica Lejowa | Script: Jessica Lejowa, Cheraé Halley, Bongile Lecoge-Zulu | Performance: Cheraé Halley, Bongile Lecoge-Zulu | Dramaturgy: Alby Michaels | Stage Manager: Jade Bowers BAXTER THEATRE CENTRE | The Masambe 10+ years old English Direction: Koleka Putuma, Jennie Reznek (Mentor) | Design : Francesco Nassimbeni | Performance: Sivuyile Dunjwa, Jason Jacobs, Babalwa Makwetu, Nolufefe Ntshuntshe, Luvo Tamba MAY 2017 MAY 2017 22 60 Minutes Fingers and Toes, My Body Knows 17 18 ... 27 10:00 10:00 10:00 14:00 12:00 12:00 12:00 16:30 16:30 16:30 19:30 19:30 BAXTER THEATRE CENTRE | Upstairs Rehearsal Room 3 to 6 years old Non-verbal 35 Minutes Full Moon Khayal Association for Arts and Education Independent Artist Fingers and Toes, My Body Knows! is a playful, mesmerising dance production for a very young audience. The performance tells a story of touch, rediscovering how intelligent our bodies are at perceiving the world around us. By balancing both abstract and character-based performance styles, the work is absorbing and delightful for all ages, but is particularly relevant for little ones who see themselves and their own experiences mirrored by the performance language. Fingers and Toes was created in South Africa by awardwinning choreographer-director Nicola Elliott in collaboration with the acclaimed cast Siphumeze Khundayi and Jori Snell. 26 MAY 2017 MAY 2017 20 25 South Africa Theater De Spiegel & South African Artists 10:00 24 Book at 27 10:00 10:00 10:00 11:45 12:30 11:30 12:30 16:30 16:30 19:30 19:30 Choreography : Nicola Elliott in collaboration with the cast | Performance: Jori Snell, Siphumeze Khundayi ARTSCAPE THEATRE CENTRE | Rehearsal Room 207 BAXTER THEATRE CENTRE | Upstairs Rehearsal Room 1 to 4 years old Non-verbal 90 Minutes MAY 2017 MAY 2017 10:00 South Africa Inspired by the story of the prophet Joseph (Surah “Yusuf” of the Quran) also known in the Bible and the Jewish writings, Full Moon is a reaction to the atrocities committed every day in the name of religion.This performance beautifully combines puppetry and shadow theatre. It begins with the voice of the wolf telling us his own story. While remembering his hunting adventures, he recalls that dark night when he fell in a trap laid by men with dark minds and hearts made of stone. In the middle of darkness and dryness, he sees a dazzling light. It is the boy with green fingers and white heart, and his father whose insight is larger than all that of humanity combined... 22 23 24 25 10:00 10:00 10:00 14:00 12:00 12:00 12:00 16:30 16:30 16:30 19:30 19:30 Lebanon Direction: Karim Dakroub | Direction Assistance & Lighting Design: Fouad Yammine | Set & Puppet Design: Walid Dakroub | Script: Karim Dakroub Performers: Ekatrina Dakroub, Walid Jaber, Serena Chami CITY HALL | Theatre 1 6+ years old English 55 Minutes PROGRAMME | CRADLE OF CREATIVITY Gretel and Hansel Insta-grammar When Hansel arrives, it upsets the balance of Gretel’s life. Her little brother has turned everything upside down. When their parents abandon them in the forest and they end up at the witch’s house, she is very tempted to push him into the oven and get rid of him forever... By what tortuous route does one become a big sister? It all went down on the DMs. A double tap here, and only a little low-key ista-stalking there. Side stepped the catfish and tracked relationship statuses daily. Likes became tags, and then all those tags dropped an L-bomb comment: 'Love that track' which ripped the world in two. Everyone could see it. A scroll down our timelines had it all there. Click. Facebook official. The whole world watching their love, double-tapping their approval and envy. It was perfect. Until that one, unfaithful ‘Like’ from an outsider appears. Le Carrousel, compagnie de theatre The little brother in the belly of the hag. The succulent, nicely fattened little brother who ends up on a plate Between a knife and fork. That will teach him to say “me, too,” “me, too,” for anything and everything. 19 20 21 10:00 10:00 10:00 14:00 12:00 15:00 14:00 16:30 16:30 16:30 19:30 19:30 Drama For Life Theatre Company Canada Text: Suzanne Lebeau | Direction: Gervais Gaudreault Designers: Stéphane Longpré, Linda Brunelle Dominique Gagnon Diane Labrosse, Pierre Lafontaine | Performance: Émilie Lévesque Jean-Philip Debien BAXTER THEATRE CENTRE | The Flipside 6+ years old English Insta-grammar is a heart-wrenching story about speaking and keeping love in the whirlwind Instagram and SnapChat era. MAY 2017 MAY 2017 18 55 Minutes 20 21 22 23 10:00 11:00 10:00 14:00 14:00 14:00 12:00 16:30 17:00 17:00 19:30 19:30 It’s Dark Outside Karoo Moose Itʼs Dark Outside explores Alzheimerʼs/ dementia, an illness close to home for many people. As of 2010, there are an estimated 35.6 million people living with dementia worldwide. The play was originally written as a film entitled No Fathers. Performed in English with isiXhosa, the story takes place in a remote and impoverished village in the Karoo, where the inhabitants are struggling to survive. A young girl called Thozama ends up killing a moose. But what is the moose doing there? The Last Great Hunt 20 21 22 10:00 11:00 11:00 14:00 15:00 14:00 12:00 16:30 19:30 16:30 19:30 19:30 Australia Direction: Arielle Gray, Chris Isaacs, Tim Watts | Music: Rachael Dease Performance: Sarah Nelson, Daniel Buckle, Rachel Arianne Ogle CITY HALL | Theatre 1 13 + years old Non-verbal 50 Minutes Khokho’s Treasure English 60 Minutes 10:00 11:30 11:30 14:00 14:00 12:00 12:00 English with isiZulu, seSotho, sePedi, and Afrikaans songs 17:00 17:00 19:30 19:30 90 Minutes 3+ years old Making Mandela 10:00 10:00 15:00 12:00 12:00 16:30 19:30 16:30 19:30 19:30 22 10:00 10:00 10:00 14:00 15:00 14:30 14:30 16:30 19:30 19:30 19:30 19:30 ARTSCAPE THEATRE CENTRE | The Arena 16+ years old English & isiXhosa 90 Minutes 20 21 22 23 10:00 11:00 10:00 14:00 14:00 14:00 12:00 16:30 19:30 16:30 19:30 19:30 South Africa Spain Direction: Warren Nebe | Performance : Ensemble of the Drama For Life Theatre Company CULTURAL HUB | iThemba Labantu 7 + years old English 60 Minutes ASSITEJ Zambia & La Baracca - Testoni Ragazzi The production is an adaptation of the Jungle Book by Rudyard Kipling. The story of a child growing outside of his natural habitat ; a story of formation and growth. Maloza - ChiNyanja word that means taboo - is rejected by the animals, like streetchildren are rejected by their own families and by society. South Africa Direction and Design: Jenine Collocott| Script: Jenine Collocott and Nick Warren|Performance: Mlindeli Zondi , Jaques De Silva, Tsholofelo Mmbi, James Cairns Maloza’s talent and energy are out of the ordinary. These will help him to redeem himself. CULTURAL HUB | Guga S'Thebe CITY HALL | Theatre 1 10+ years old English and isiXhosa 90 Minutes MAY 2017 MAY 2017 10:00 19 Direction: Lara Foot | Choreography: Mdu Kweyama | Lighting and Set: Patrick Curtis | Costumes: Koos Marais | Soundscape: Bongile Mantsai Music Advisor: Dizu Plaatjies | Performance: Zoleka Helesi, Mdu Kweyama, Bongile Mantsai, Thami Mbongo, Mfundo Tshazibane, Chuma Sopotela Maloza – The Man Cub Contagious Theatre 10:00 MAY 2017 MAY 2017 BAXTER THEATRE CENTRE | Theatre 10:00 21 18 Maimane! speaks to the hurt caused by bullying, selfishness and entitlement. It speaks to the power of community, respect and compassion. It acknowledges the emotional struggles of young people, particularly boys in South Africa on the brink of adolescence, with regard to personal and social power, relationships and a sense of self-value. CULTURAL HUB | Atlantis 24 Winner of the Best Youth Production at the 2016 Naledi Theatre Awards, Making Mandela is an imaginative journey through the childhood of Nelson Mandela featuring colourful characters, vividly portrayed in beautiful masks, with physical performances supported by emotive sound design and theatrical styling. “Innovative physical comedy … an unmitigated delight … a joy to watch.” (Christina Kennedy, Business Day) “A playfulness that pulls you into the heart of the production.” (Diane de Beer, The Star) “Soars with clean narrative lines, superb physical theatre, humour and pathos … it will wow not only festivalgoers, but the world.” (Robyn Sassen, The Arts at Large) 17 South Africa In a land of plenty, a King and Queen were blessed with a son. They called their son, Prince. And they gave Prince everything he wanted. Direction: Francois Theron | Choreography: Nicol Sheraton|Musical Direction: Dale Scheepers | Design: Stan Knight | Lighting: Jane Gosnell | Performance: Suzaan Helberg, Ben Kgosimore, Sibusiso Nhlapo, Nomonde Matiwane, Mark Tatham, Kealeboga Tshenye 20 13+ years old Maimane! (Story Time) is a magical journey into storytelling. It is adapted from Janice Honeyman’s Amabali. South Africa 19 CULTURAL HUB | Guga S'Thebe Drama For Life Theatre Company This vibrant musical marks the passing of a beloved Khokho (Zulu word for great grandfather), whose inheritance is revealed to the children of the village as treasure of a cultural (not monetary) kind, built from a collection of stories and songs that capture the rich diversity of South African culture. 18 Direction: Hamish Neill | Performance : Ensemble of the Drama For Life Theatre Company Maimane! National Children’s Theatre 23 Writer and director Lara Foot tackles the disintegration of the family unit and the violation of innocence endured by so many South African children. The play cleverly and creatively combines African storytelling and magical realism. MAY 2017 MAY 2017 19 21 Spain South Africa Baxter Theatre Centre An old man wanders into the wild. As the sun sets, he is swept up in a surreal western, on the run from a mysterious tracker hell-bent on hunting him down. The unique performance combines puppetry, animation and physical theatre, Memory loss has rarely had such a novel treatment, approached with poetic insight and lightness of touch that makes it moving and uplifting to watch. 20 Book at T: 021 822 0070 / 1 / 2 | E: [email protected] | www.assitej2017.org.za 22 23 24 25 10:00 11:00 10:00 11:00 15:00 14:00 12:30 16:00 19:30 16:30 19:30 19:30 Zambia Italy Direction: Bruno Cappagli, Margherita Malonazzi,Thokozile Mwale, Simon Kamanga, Andrew Lungu | Script: Bruno Cappagli, Cheela Chilala | Design: Margherita Malonazzi | Performance: Langson Banda, Mathews Chambanenge, Christopher Chilufya, Chanda Wezi Chibuye, Isaac Chilongoshi, Humphrey Chipanama, Davy Daka, Edward Kambole, Collines Likosi, Yarred Longongo, Vincent Mpande, Geophrey Mtonga, Kelvin Mukuka, Chipoma Mulenga, Brian Mulenga, Dickson Muma, Steven Mushitu, Humphrey Mwape, Jakobo Sinkala, Elisha Zulu BAXTER THEATRE CENTRE | Outdoor Amphitheatre ARTSCAPE THEATRE CENTRE | Piazza 7+ years old English 45 Minutes PROGRAMME | CRADLE OF CREATIVITY Mbuzeni Moi, Monsieur, Moi! Independent Artist Mbuzeni (Ask Her) tells the story of four little girl orphans, their sisterhood, and their fixation with burials. The story takes place in a tiny village; the only cemetery that exists in the village separates the villagers from the orphans. Here, there are rules and regulations for burials which are monitored and constantly reinforced; rules which the villagers have observed that the girls have and continue to break when they play burials at the gravesite. Their defiance comes at a price, one they are made to pay. Compagnie de la Casquett & Compagnie Djarama & La Traversee des Arts Alone on the stage, a woman narrates the fate of a girl born in Senegal. Born into a family of seven, she will be “given” to an aunt, “borrowed” to a cousin, “confined” by an uncle in France, yet find her way to becoming a woman. South Africa Direction: Koleka Putuma | Design: Koleka Putuma | Script: Koleka Putuma, Thumeka Mzayiya, Sisipho Mbopa, Nolufefe Ntshuntshe, Awethu Hleli | Performance: Thumeka Mzayiya Sisipho Mbopa, Nolufefe Ntshuntshe, Awethu Hleli 21 22 12:00 10:00 16:30 12:00 23 ARTSCAPE THEATRE CENTRE | The Arena 13+ years old 16:00 English | isiXhosa 20:00 She asks Ambuya to tell her one last story. MAY 2017 10:00 22 17:00 Zimbabwe Direction: Chipo Precious Basopo |Choreography: Tinashe Chiku, Blessed Rukweza | Design: Memory Mushayiwedu | Performance: Gamuchirai Mukwakwami, Munopa Ndlovu, Stephanie Diverson , Blessing Masia Pauline Duncan, Tendai Machipisa, Rufaro Chipango, Anke Muvuri Tinashe Masilo, Judith Paya, Nkosilathi Dube , Tadiwa Nyoni Lovemore Dehwenhewe , Leonard Domingo, Tawananyasha Manyangadze CITY HALL | Theatre 2 13+ years old 16:00 English 17:00 About the same time, the Yoruban people are threatened by invisible invaders. Young Queen Moremi lets herself be captured. She wants to disguise the aggressors' secret and bring it home to her people. But the river goddess will demand her most beloved one... 21 ... 24 10:00 10:00 11:00 10:00 14:00 14:00 14:00 12:00 14:00 14:00 Spain Germany Nigeria Direction: Gregory Carers | Design : Iyen Agbonifo -Obaseki Performance: Maria Perlick, Joy Eziefula CITY HALL | Theatre 1 10+ years old English 25 26 27 11:00 10:00 10:30 12:30 14:00 19:30 16:00 South Africa Direction: Jayne Batzofin | Music: Dave Knowles | Performance: Thembekile Komani, Iman Isaacs, Daniel Richards, Christelle Dreyer ARTSCAPE THEATRE CENTRE | Theatre 14 + years old English | South African Sign Language 55 Minutes 17 10:00 ... 10:00 14:00 20 Germany Direction: Carole Karamera, Barbara Kölling | Script: Steffen Moor & ensemble Composition: Hervé Twahirwa, Roman D. Metzner | Performance: Eliane Umuhire, Helena Aljona Kühn, Hervé Kimenyi, Marko Werner, Michael Lurse Live Music: Hervé Twahirwa CITY HALL | Theatre 2 21 CULTURAL HUB| Guga S'Thebe 10:00 14:00 Rwanda 12+ years old 14:00 English ( Main Language ) 16:00 55 Minutes Patchwork Pillowfort Productions The show unfolds around a bed: the place where the comfort of home meets the strange world of dreams. In this world pillows become creatures learning to fly, a sheet dances with a life of its own, a teddy and a lamp make best friends, and the proverbial cow jumps over the moon (as do the sheep and the dinosaur). Dinaledi Expressions performs different Panalis for children and their parents or guardians. The stories vary from stories about baboons and monkeys to the ones where they talk about human relations and interactions. This is a delightful introduction to Zambian folktales, in which all can participate. 20 21 10:00 10:00 14:00 16:00 Patchwork was developed through engagement with the age group, to develop a theatrical language that meets our audience eye-to-eye, mind-to-mind. Zambia Direction: Tsungai Garise | Script: Tsungai Garise | Performance: Luse Kalibele, Morris Mukendi CULTURAL HUB | iThemba Labantu BAXTER THEATRE CENTRE | The Golden Arrow Studio 7+ years old English 40 Minutes South Africa Direction : Joanna Evans | Puppetry Direction: Gabriel Marchand Design: Merryn Carver | Performance: Asanda Rilityana, Roshina Ratnam, Pedro Espi-Sanchis MAY 2017 MAY 2017 17:00 French (English subtitles) 60 Minutes 65 Minutes Panali Panali! Is a Zambian nyanja name that means ‘’Once Upon A Time’. 17:00 10+ years old 16:00 Stories of war and displacement, historical incidents like the genocide in Rwanda and the mass murder of the Jews in Germany were the starting points of the artistic work. The safety of the house, the body and the community etc. is a general theme that allows a person to develop their aims, or not. In “Our House”, the performers talk about that circle of themes by storytelling, singing and moving, accompanied by live music. The co-production “Our House” by Ishyo Arts Centre and HELIOS Theater is a play for children examining the collective and personal memories, prints and marks. It deals with memory as a skill and a virtue, and as an essential property for shaping the future. CULTURAL HUB | Vrygrond Dinaledi Expressions 12:00 BAXTER THEATRE CENTRE | The Golden Arrow Studio Ishyo Arts Centre & Helios Theatre Panali Panali 10:00 24 MAY 2017 MAY 2017 20 Direction: Isabelle Verlaine | Script: Patricia Gomis |Performance: Patricia Gomis, Márcia de Castro Our House It is 1200 b.c.: The Trojan war cannot begin. Ongoing calm forces the Greek Armada to stay in Aulis. Princess Iphigenie shall be sacrificed to the gods, to eliminate the dead calm. The Mother wants to save her child, but the army claims for the sacrifice. And Iphigenia makes a decision... 10:00 15:00 60 Minutes D’haus & ASSITEJ Nigeria ... 17:00 23 No Fun Ction All Anguage aimed at audiences 14+, produced by the Chaeli Campaign, takes a microscopic look at the in-between spaces where words fail us where we desperately search for meaning between vowels, consonants and silences. How do we say what we mean or express what we feel? This award-winning NPO which provides services to children with disability is working actively towards creating a more inclusive theatrical landscape in South Africa - both off-stage, as well as on. A diverse group of creative collaborators come together to challenge artistic mainstream narratives around communication, ability, access and inclusivity. CULTURAL HUB | Vrygrond 23 Obisike: It takes a lion’s heart 17 12:00 22 Senegal The Chaeli Campaign 11:30 14:00 14:00 MAY 2017 21 21 France No Fun ction alL anguage Chipawo Trust Zimbabwe Ruvarashe is a girl of about 14 years who lives with her grandfather and grandmother in their rural home. She likes the village life, the sense of togetherness and community and especially the practice of tsika and hunhu. However news comes to the village from her Amainini in town that now is the time for her to leave the village and go to school in town. She is frightened that if she goes there she will lose her identity and culture. 20 Belgium 19:30 55 Minutes My Culture, My Strength, My Identity 10:00 She dances, sings and bites into a dozen characters with humility and an authentic voice, transcending suffering and causing a whirlwind of laughter. In this show, Patricia Gomis is laying herself bare in front of an audience that is questioning itself through the prism of its own culture, education, personal experience and legacy. MAY 2017 MAY 2017 20 20 Book at T: 021 822 0070 / 1 / 2 | E: [email protected] | www.assitej2017.org.za 18 19 20 21 10:00 10:00 10:00 10:00 11:30 10:00 15:00 11:00 20:00 BAXTER THEATRE CENTRE | The Masambe 3 to 6 years old Non -Verbal 35 Minutes PROGRAMME | CRADLE OF CREATIVITY T: 021 822 0070 / 1 / 2 | E: [email protected] | www.assitej2017.org.za Phefumla Patrice Balbina’s Chance Encounter with the End of the World boomerang - Documents of Poverty and Hope Wunderkammer Produksjoner & South African Artists "Recognize yourself in he and she who are not like you and me."- Carlos Fuentes Something unsettling has crept into the neighbourhood. It’s a feeling, a suspicion that disappears when you look at it directly. Patrice Balbina has noticed that small things are starting to disappear. The butcher loses his laugh, the man with the pigeon is losing his patience, and Dad says the government has lost its mind. Even the love of her life seems to be a little further away each day. But you wouldn’t expect the end of the world. Then it rang the doorbell. 23 10:00 10:00 14:00 24 25 Italy Australia Canada United Kingdom Germany Portugal Direction: Fraser Corfield | Choreography: Jaqueline Gosselin Design : Ben Pugh, Pur Montin| Dramaturgy: Odete Bereska Performance: Holy Fraser, Raul Atalaia, Yves Simard, Emilie Leclerc, Giuditta Mingucci | Education: Mandy Smith. With the support of the European Union ARTSCAPE THEATRE CENTRE | The Arena 10+ years old 16:00 English 18:00 50 Minutes Pim & Theo Incorporating sound and film design as well as live performance, four European theatre companies join together to make Pim & Theo an immersive theatre show about culture and identity, life and rules and the limits of tolerance in our society. Pim & Theo is a theatre performance, a post-show exhibition and an online resource. 11:30 19:30 25 Denmark Norway United Kingdom Direction: Alex Byrne | Script: Mei Oulund | Design: Marie Rosendahl Chemnitz | Performance: Henrik Ipsen, Simon Vagn Jensen. ARTSCAPE THEATRE CENTRE | Theatre Upstage 15+ years old 16:00 19:30 English The production has toured to the Eastern Cape, the Netherlands, Belgium and Spain, where it performed at the UNIMA World Congress. 17:00 17:00 18:00 ARTSCAPE THEATRE CENTRE | The Arena 14+ years old 14:00 English and isiXhosa 45 Minutes 19 20 21 14:00 10:00 10:00 10:00 12:00 12:30 12:00 12:00 19 10:00 20 South Africa Direction: Menzi Mkhwane | Script: Sabelo Ndlovu and Menzi Mkhwane Set Design : Menzi Mkhwane | Lighting design: Menzi Mkhwane, Nkosingiphile Dhlamini Costume Design: Menzi Mkhwane and Masinhle Mfeka Performance: Thobani Nzuza, Annelisa Gxabhu CITY HALL | Theatre 2 21 CULTURAL HUB | Atlantis 10:00 13+ years old 12:30 17:00 English | isiZulu 17:00 80 Minutes Maas Theater and Dance & Flat Foot Dance Company The earth is still in deep hibernation as eight young women gather to celebrate spring. They worship nature with their fertility rites. They dance and seduce. But then secrets and primal forces break loose. A sacrifice must be made. Spain South Africa Netherlands Direction: Onny Huisink | Script: Saskia Janse | Design: Onny Huisink Performance: Sabelo Khoza , Anele Matoti, Macebo Mavuso, Sisipho Mbopa, Roshina Ratnam, Asanda Rilityana, Xolela Tsili BAXTER THEATRE CENTRE | Theatre 10+ years old English 19:30 Rite of Spring is about peer pressure, hormones and the fear of beauty. A modern coming of age story mixed with prehistoric pagan spring rituals. The threat of natural forces, the struggle with oneself and the desire to break free turn these young women into charming monsters. Close to the heart theater, figuratively and literally, because the audience sits around the performance area. MAY 2017 MAY 2017 18 60 Minutes Sandscape 18 19 20 10:00 10:00 10:00 12:00 12:00 14:00 16:30 14:00 21 Netherlands South Africa Concept/direction: Moniek Merkx |Music: Joop van Brakel | Choreography: Klaus Jürgens / Art Srisayam | Set design: Sanne Danz | Costume design: Nicky Nina de Jong | Light design: Gé Wegman| Performance: Marieke Dermul, Segametsi Gaobepe, Jouman Fatal, Kirsty Ndawo, Zinhle Nhle Nzama, Gale Rama, Lotte Rischen, Shelby Tanelle Strange ARTSCAPE THEATRE CENTRE | Theatre Upstage 13+ years old 14:00 16:00 English 90 Minutes Seedfolks Helios Theater & Magnet Theatre Children’s Theatre Company Sandscape is a silent theatrical piece that embraces the beauty and essence of nature and evokes the visual, hearing and rhythmic abilities that get you closer to nature with the aid of “SAND” as its major tool. With the accompaniment of a black plastic sheet, cups, umbrella and buckets, the piece introduces and sinks its audience into a world of playful experience. It is a relaxing and engaging piece of theatre that explores the texture, weight and breath of sand on various materials. The piece offers an ever changing view - the sight of sand swirling and creating interesting shapes, prints, lines, games, landscape thus its title “SANDSCAPE”. 26 27 11:00 10:00 12:30 12:30 Transformation begins with one young girl, a handful of seeds, and a heart full of hope… Zimbabwe Nigeria South Africa Germany Design: Asiphe Lili | Performance: Joy Princess Akrah, Joshua Ademola Alabi, Lloyd Nyikadzino, Chipo Precious Basapo BAXTER THEATRE CENTRE | The Golden Arrow Studio 3 to 6 years old Non-verbal 40 Minutes Unflinchingly honest and unabashedly heartwarming, Seedfolks is filled with raw, inspiring stories you’ll never forget. Where all her neighbors see a rat-infested vacant lot in a largely immigrant neighborhood, Kim sees a place to plant some precious beans—and, one by one, the people of her community sow seeds of hope amid the dirt and grit, tending dreams to full bloom. The garden flourishes through eleven narratives by award-winning novelist Paul Fleischman, all brilliantly brought to life by award-winning actress Sonja Parks. MAY 2017 MAY 2017 10:00 14:00 10:00 CULTURAL HUB | iThemba Labantu Rite of Spring This vibrant revisiting of the story features a migratory stork who’s “bird’s eye view” of events may help us decide if she really was the cause of the disaster that ensued… 25 12:00 19:00 "Red Earth Revisited" recreates the legendary story of Nongqawuse, the young Xhosa girl whose prophecies influenced the course of history. 24 12:30 18 60 Minutes | 20 minutes for exhibition Speeltheater Holland Studio & ASSITEJ South Africa 19:30 10:00 25 Pockets of Knowledge is a simple yet intriguing storytelling theatre piece told through the eyes of the villagers. It pokes fun at leadership and how it behaves in positions of power. It leaves pebbles of wisdom in a parable narrative that speaks to the importance of freedom and unity in a fragile young democracy. It engages the audience in such a fashion that they themselves form part of the story by being invited to take part in its world as they both (actor and audience) work for plausible solutions to the universal problems presented in the story. Red Earth Revisited 19:30 24 Direction: Thando Doni | Set design: Ingrid Solvik | Photography and Graphic Design: Robert Marufu | Performance: Sikhumbule Nkonki, Lazola Sikhutswa, Ntsikayomzi Tyalana, Eric Menyo, Bongani Dyalivana Pockets of Knowledge is reminiscent of the famous and formidable internationally acclaimed South African duo Ellis Pearson and Bheki Mkhwane. 12:00 14:00 10:00 MAY 2017 MAY 2017 11:30 24 21 Norway Art Breed Two men were shot in cold blood on the streets of Holland. Victims of extremism, Theo Van Gogh and Pim Fortuyn weren’t afraid to make their opposing political views known. 23 20 South Africa Pockets of Knowledge New International Encounter & Odsherred Teater 22 Phefumla (To Breathe) is developed through a devised process with five young men from the township areas surrounding Cape Town. All five have been involved or affected by the gang culture that rules the streets. Through glimpses of their childhood, fragments of good and bad memories, we slowly puzzle the pieces of their young lives together. The performance reveals both fatal choices as well as well- hidden dreams and hopes for the future. The play is built on the individual stories of the young performers. Their personal experiences is transformed into dramatic text, visual and physical images and choreographies, built from their own cultural language. MAY 2017 MAY 2017 22 Book at 17 18 10:00 10:00 10:00 19:30 14:00 11:00 19:30 19 20 United States of America Direction: Peter C. Brosius | Photography: Dan Norman | Performance: Sonja Parks CITY HALL | Theatre 1 8+ years old English 75 Minutes PROGRAMME | CRADLE OF CREATIVITY T: 021 822 0070 / 1 / 2 | E: [email protected] | www.assitej2017.org.za Sensescapes Soro et le Grain de Maïs Magique Sensescapes proposes a choreographed, interactive and multi-sensory experience within an installation based environment which challenges usual conceptions of aesthetics for babies. It unfolds a series of interconnected events which are inducing interplay of the audience's physical movement and sensory input, triggering their curiosity and encouraging their agency in landscape rich in stimuli. Compagnie la vie a pied Independent Artist "The interrelational ecology which emerges from the placement of children and carers within a safe, immersive environment creates a community which itself reflects and embodies the performance aesthetic. (Excerpt from 'The Emancipated Baby' by Ben Fletcher-Watson) 23 24 10:00 10:00 10:00 14:00 14:00 15:00 Soro et le Grain de Maïs Magique (Soro and the Lucky Grain of Corn) in a village, deep in the forest Mother and Father gave Soro, their only son a lucky grain of corn. Sweden This production based on Véronique Tadjo's book, is a mixture of tale, shadow puppetry, and live music. Serbia 3 to 18 months old 11:30 Non -verbal 14:00 22 12:30 12:00 12:30 14:00 14:00 40 Minutes Sparrow Sparrows are small, chubby and tousled. They usually appear in a flock. They aren’t too afraid, almost a bit brazen. All through the year sparrows stay close to people. Most children are familiar with the sparrow, and maybe they can see that they are curious and playful, just like themselves. In our sparrow-interpretation, the birds are hatched under the sun’s warming rays. They find their way out of the egg and try to tackle the first challenges in life. The most scary thing is probably to stray away from the others. The piece is first and foremost a celebration of play and social interaction in an atmosphere of light, dance and music. 24 Mauritius Ivory Coast 23 24 BAXTER THEATRE CENTRE | The Masambe BAXTER THEATRE CENTRE | The Golden Arrow Studio 12:00 10 - 12 years old 16:00 English 17:30 30 Minutes 26 27 09:30 10:00 10:00 11:00 11:30 Spirit Songs is an original ensemble collage play telling the stories of 50 young people from four Cape Town Townships through monologues, poetry, song and dance. The play expresses the hopes, fears, dreams and aspirations of 50 courageous youth grappling with challenges of growing up in the new South Africa. Spain South Africa Norway BAXTER THEATRE CENTRE | The Flipside 0 to 2 years old Non - verbal 40 Minutes Tears by the River 21 22 23 10:00 10:00 10:00 10:00 11:30 12:30 12:00 19:30 14+ years old English | isiXhosa 19:30 40 Minutes They say you can get lost in a good book. But it’s worse to get lost in a bad one... ’From award-winning NZ company Trick of the Light Theatre comes a story of mystery, magic and mayhem. The Bookbinder weaves shadowplay, paper art, puppetry, and music into an original dark fairytale in the vein of Neil Gaiman. His adventurous safari takes him far off to a river where after losing his energy from days of walking through valleys and mountains, deserts and barren land with no food and water, he dies just beside the river before he could taste the life-giving water. Animals from that forest come to honor, respect and praise him by naming the river after Libendi. This does not sit well with the kings of the jungle and prompts them to do unimaginable things. Kenya Direction: Fedelis Kyalo | Script: Chrispin Mwakideu | Design: Fedelis Kyalo, Chrispin Mwakideu | Performance: Fedelis kyalo, Chrispin Mwakideu 10:00 10:00 14:00 12:00 14:30 14:00 CULTURAL HUB | Atlantis 6+ years old English 16:00 19 10:00 20 21 12:30 12:30 15:30 15:15 20 10:00 10:00 19:30 14:00 12:00 10+ years old English Seeds of Water In a street that carries a significant heritage, live four kids, Obi, Jimmy, Palesa and Lillian. Together they grapple with issues of identity, school, distanced parents and their desire to see the completion of the street. In their transition years, playing becomes an experience they need, but also feel detached from. A neighbourhood watchman presents a challenge that leaves them having to reach deep within to climb out of the confines placed by the society they exist in. Mexico Company’s Garden and surrounds @ City Walk ALL Non-Verbal 90 Minutes South Africa Direction: Binnie Christie | Script: Lereko Mfono MAY 2017 MAY 2017 10:00 CITY HALL | Theatre 2 55 Minutes Art direction and puppet design: iker vicente | stage direction and costume design: Jacqueline serafín | construction: humberto galicia, iker vicente photography: alberto pacheco salgado pablo federico performance: irlanda paredes, daniel loyola, angelo endley, donna kouter, Cissie jonas 18 Direction: Hannah Smith | Script: Ralph McCubbin Howell Music: Tane Upjohn-Beatson | Performance: Ralph McCubbin Howell The Kids from Amandla Street! This interdisciplinary project presents the symbolic act of rebuilding and giving life to a wolf pack and a great deer in a public space; together they will enact the ancient dance of hunter and prey that allows life to blossom in this planet. 17 New Zealand 45 Minutes The Dancing Beasts or the Discreet Spell of the Wild La Liga Teatro elastico A festive collective ritual held in a public space, that includes the active participation of young people prepared previously in a 5 day workshop, along with local puppeteers. 18 MAY 2017 MAY 2017 10:00 With awards around the world including Best of the Fringe (NZ Fringe 2014), International Excellence Award (Sydney Fringe 2014), and the BDO Children’s Theatre Award (Fringe World, Perth 2015), The Bookbinder is an inventive one-man performance for adults and children. CITY HALL | Theatre 2 21 10:00 19 CULTURAL HUB | Vrygrond Trick of the Light Theatre This is a story of a brave monkey Libendi, who leaves his land after a great famine has killed many of his fellow monkeys. 20 20 The Bookbinder Krystal Puppeteers 18 Direction: Stephen DiMenna. Chesray Dolpha | Assisted by: Yonela Sithela, Maggi Fernando | Choreography: Mbovu Malinga | Performance: 50 youth participants from Project Playground, Ithemba La Bantu, Chris Hani, Sibelius High School. Direction: Lise Hovik | Stage design: Lise Hovik, Ingrid Becker Music: Michael Duch, Tor Haugerud | Performance: Janne Brit Rustad Live Strugstad, Andreas Thoresen Medboee MAY 2017 MAY 2017 25 Magnet Theatre Educational Trust & The International Theatre and Literacy Project 16:00 19:30 Reunion Island Spirit Songs Teater Fot 17 21 CITY HALL | Theatre 2 25 France Direction: Déborah Martin | Script : Véronique Tadjo | Music : Yohann Lamy Performance: Déborah Martin, Yohann Lamy Choreography: Dalija Acin Thelander | Performance: Noah Hellwig, Rebecka Stillman, Ellen Söderhult MAY 2017 MAY 2017 22 Book at 21 22 23 24 10:00 10:00 10:00 10:00 11:30 14:00 20:00 14:00 18:30 BAXTER THEATRE CENTRE | Flipside 13+ years old English 60 Minutes PROGRAMME | CRADLE OF CREATIVITY T: 021 822 0070 / 1 / 2 | E: [email protected] | www.assitej2017.org.za The Underground Library Independent Artist Three Monks Khanya is on the verge of getting through matric and out into the world when she crosses paths with a fugitive from the cops. He gives her something forbidden in this future Johannesburg... a book. And inadvertently kicks off a race between government agents, terrorists and hackers to get control of the truth. Adapted from the ancient Chinese legend, “Three Monks” tells an interesting story that “One boy is a boy; two boys half boy; three boys no boy”. With lyrical physical style, the cast of this high - energy story challenge authority and cast a light on current politics by asking what might happen next. China National Theatre for Children South Africa Direction: Koleka Putuma | Script: Jon Keevy | Performance: Dustin Beck, Maggie Gericke, Tankiso Mamabolo, Thando Mangcu, Cleo Raatus, Kathleen Stephens 24 26 27 11:00 11:30 14:00 14:30 12:00 17:00 19:00 16:00 ARTSCAPE THEATRE CENTRE | The Arena 13+ years old English 21 18:00 15:00 19:30 24 25 26 27 19:30 19:30 19:30 18:00 South Africa Wales 7+ years old English 12:30 16:30 19:00 19:30 20 4+ years old Non - Verbal 70 Minutes Spain Canada South Africa 21 22 14:00 10:00 10:00 11:00 14:00 11:00 12:00 17:30 18:00 23 10:00 THE V&A WATERFRONT | Amphitheatre BAXTER THEATRE CENTRE | Theatre Gardens 3+ years old Non - verbal 80 Minutes Bronks During a hostage drama in a school in Beslan that started in September 2004, the greatest of evils, terrorists, chose the greatest good, a group of children, as their victims. 'Us / Them' is not a straightforward account of this terrible drama, but is about the entirely individual way children cope with extreme situations. With humour and a matter-of- fact approach, it contrasts the views of children with those of adults. 23 24 25 10:00 10:00 10:00 10:00 11:30 14:00 South Africa Direction: Mandla Mbothwe | Creative Team: Thando Doni, Francesco Nassimbeni, Nolufefe Mtshabe | Design: Facilitated By Francesco Nassimbeni | Music: Facilitated By Nolufefe Mtshabe Performance: Rolia Banzouzi, Asive Dapo, Heinrich Frans, Zintle Ngeshe, Thando Nonxuba, Kamva Obose ARTSCAPE THEATRE CENTRE | Theatre 14+ years old 14:00 English, Afrikaans 19:30 BRONKS is one of Belgium’s leading theatres for young audiences. A lightness of storytelling, breath-taking scenography and a strong cast create a thrilling, unmissable theatrical experience. MAY 2017 MAY 2017 22 23 24 25 26 10:00 10:00 11:30 10:00 14:00 14:00 15:30 14:00 Belgium Direction and script: Carly Wijs| Design: Stef Stessels, Dramaturg, Mieke Versyp| Created with: Thomas Vantuycom | Lighting: Thomas Clause Sound: Peter Brughmans | Performance: Gytha Parmentier, Roman van Houtven ARTSCAPE THEATRE CENTRE | Theatre 10+ years old English 19:30 60 Minutes 50 Minutes When Lion Had Wings What Goes UP… Jungle Theatre FTH:K What Goes UP… is a playful, gentle and explorative production devised to capture the imagination of young children aged 3 -7 years old. Through the art of gentle clowning and experiential children’s theatre, the show investigates the physical and emotional scopes of all things Up and Down. The costumes will captivate, the performers will enchant and the story will allow children the opportunity to connect with the emotions they experience in their worlds. Created for Deaf Children, and using South African Sign Language, the play is also accessible and magical to hearing children. 25 26 11:00 11:00 10:00 12:00 South Africa Direction: Jayne Batzofin | Script (Devised): Jayne Batzofin Matthew Baldwin, Iman Isaacs, Jori Snell (Mentor), Gabi dan Droste (Mentor) | Design: Jayne Batzofin, Jori Snell|Performance : Iman Isaacs, Jayne Batzofin When Lion Had Wings uses daring stilt characterizations, animal masks, original music and Nama language to tell a traditional Khoikhoi folktale. The story starts in ancient times when all the animals lived in fear of Lion who could fly. However, some tricky Frogs reveal that Lion’s magic is hidden beneath a pile of bones. The Frogs challenges Lion’s greed and lead the animals to discover their talents and restore the balance of nature. Jungle Theatre Company has developed a style of theatre that is based in clowning, draws from different cultures and is ideal for a family audience. 20 ARTSCAPE THEATRE CENTRE |Rehearsal Room 207 3 to 7 years old South African Sign Language 45 Minutes MAY 2017 MAY 2017 24 19:00 14:00 BAXTER THEATRE CENTRE | Theatre Us/Them Created in collaboration with C:NTACT in Denmark, the young people have gone through an intense 3-week process. Workshops in theatre, design and music have helped each person create a personal narrative that have been woven together to create Tupo Kama Nipo. 17:00 11:30 Concept and choreography: David Danzon & Sylvir Bouchard Costumes: Joanne Le Blanc | Performance: Darion Adams, Ambia Andrews, Gabriella Dirkse, Lynette du Plessis, Abdul-Aaghier Isaacs, Tanzley Jooste, Sanga Mabulu, Luyanda Mdingi 120 minutes + interval Tupo Kama Nipo is the Swahili for We Are If I Am, and explores the effects of war on identity. Created by a diverse group of young people living in South Africa, Tupo Kama Nipo is personal. 14:00 12:30 Travel to a strange and hilarious universe as CORPUS takes you through a carefully studied, surrealistic overview of sheep behaviour. A truly innovative performance twists reality in surprising ways and takes audience interaction to new heights. C:NTACT, Theatre Arts Admin Collective & Mbothwe & Doni Collective 14:00 14:00 Reality meets fantasy in this wordless live installation that recreates a bucolic country scene in a typical urban setting. Tupo Kama Nipo 23 11:30 Corpus & Jazzart Dance Theatre ARTSCAPE THEATRE CENTRE | Opera House 18:30 27 Music: Daf James | Book & lyrics: Michael Williams | Director: Melly Still Co-director: Max Barton | Choreographer : Kenneth Tharp | Designer: Anna Fleischle | Lighting designer: Joshua Carr | Sound designer: Christopher Shutt Music Director & Supervisor: David Mahoney | Orchestrator : Jeff Howard Casting (uk) : Charlotte Sutton 23 20:00 26 Direction: Ernan Mao | Script: Xing Mu | Design: Juntao Yang Performance: Xiaoming Liu, Yan Tang, Jingbo Hu, Zijing Wu … the sheep are in town MAY 2017 MAY 2017 20 25 China Transhumance Cape Town Opera & Wales Millennium Centre Cost: R350 / R250 Please note: Tiger Bay is not included in the Delegate Packages. 24 75 Minutes Tiger Bay Tiger Bay is an epic new musical set in the docks of Cardiff at a time when coal was king. Filled with rousing music and a cast of unforgettable characters, Tiger Bay is a universal story of courage, reconciliation and love. With Olivier and Tony Awardnominated director Melly Still leading an outstanding international creative team, this short run offers a rare opportunity to be the first to see a major new international musical The story is simple, yet it has the philosophy of unity and cooperation; it reflects on sincerity among people and harmony between man and nature. The show integrates traditional Chinese opera, martial arts and many other classic elements of Chinese culture, which will certainly make audiences feel the charm of Chinese culture. The artists unfold this interesting story through body language, which reminds us of the most beautiful and unforgettable period of time. MAY 2017 MAY 2017 25 Book at 21 ... 25 10:00 10:00 10:00 11:30 12:00 11:00 20:00 17:00 South Africa Direction: Vincent Meyburgh| Design: Andy Jones, Shrinkray Puppets Translation: Bradley Van Sitters | Company Manager: Miranda Tait Performance: Joce Engelbrecht, Ntombifuthi Mkhasibe, Seiso Qhola Siyawandisa Badi, Kelly Spilhaus, Athenkosi Dyantyi, Vincent Meyburgh CULTURAL HUB | Atlantis ARTSCAPE THEATRE CENTRE | Piazza 3+ years old English, Afrikaans, isiXhosa, Nama 30 Minutes PROGRAMME | CRADLE OF CREATIVITY Whiteout Yao Yao “Bringing a thrillingly muscular energy... this is a take on life with genuine strength of conviction in a natural, vivid style.” **** The Guardian Cheerful Crash! Exciting Adventure! Barrowland Ballet BRUSH Theatre LLC Whiteout is a heartfelt dance theatre piece that gives resonance to the complexities of bi-racial relationships. Informed by personal experiences from her marriage and as the mother of bi-racial children, acclaimed choreographer Natasha Gilmore (Tiger Tale), explores this issue with honesty and humour. With original music by Luke Sutherland the six dancers use their versatility of styles to create a visually exciting show. 21 23 24 11:30 11:30 10:00 14:00 14:00 16:00 17:00 19:00 16:00 Scotland Choreography: Natasha Gilmore| Design: Jennie Lööf | Lighting Designer: Sergey Jakovsky | Composer: Luke Sutherland Producer: Belinda McElhinney Performance : Joanne Pirrie, Amarnah Amuludun: Vince Virr, Kai-Wen Chuang, KJ Clarke-Davis, Sean Graham ARTSCAPE THEATRE CENTRE | Theatre 14+ years old Non - Verbal It is an exploration of the dissolution of notions of home and what constitutes community in a city with a long history of ever-changing migrant communities. It is based on the true accounts of the sad, the joyous, the reflective, the prospective, the funny, and at times, obscure, random stories and memories. 10:00 14:00 14:00 17:00 19:00 24 25 11:00 11:30 10:00 14:00 14:00 12:30 17:00 19:00 BAXTER THEATRE CENTRE | The Golden Arrow Studio 3+ years old Non - verbal 50 minutes La Maquina de Teatro Troupe de Truoes 25 South Africa Denmark Direction: Gcebile Dlamini & Joao Orecchia | Scriptwriter: Jefferson Tshabala Choreographer: Sonia Radebe | Composer: Nhlanhla Mahlangu | Design: Gcebile Dlamini | Sound Design and Radio: Joao Orecchia | Consulting Director: Peter Dupont Weiss|Performers: Flora Nkoana, Vicky Walker, Lihlethemba Ngcobo, Violet Ledwaba, Lungile Witbooi, Tahliso Makaleng, Sibusiso Nkosi CITY HALL | Workshop Space 14+ years old English 60 Minutes | 20 minutes for exhibition Zapato busca Sapato (Zapato seeks Sapato) is about Euyo, a little shoe born alone in his box, in México city. The search for his other pair, his brother shoe, takes him into a journey of adventure, full of symbolic meanings and discoveries. He goes from México to Brazil and from there to Mozambique where Euyo finally meets and recognizes his match and playmate Mumba. Working between myths and reality, between cultural fictions and hard truths, this project is a metaphor where three realities, three identities recognise themselves in the search for their origins. MAY 2017 MAY 2017 10:00 23 Zapato busca Sapato An inter-generational project that brings together youth and elderly residing in Hillbrow and the inner-city of Johannesburg. young@home is a radio cinema presentation of their personal stories and experiences of Hillbrow as home. 24 22 50 minutes Hillbrow Theatre & C:NTACT 23 The Republic of Korea Director: Kiljun Lee | Musician: Sangguon Seo | Performer: Byungwook Cho, Heeae Lee | Multi-media: Taegwan Kwag | Company Manager: Wheeyeon Kim MAY 2017 MAY 2017 22 Yaoyao is a mischievous little girl who loves playing with her Dad. But he has to put on his business suit, pick up his briefcase and go to work. When Yaoyao grabs hold of his overcoat to stop him leaving, a thread unravels and becomes the start of a magical world of adventure and discovery. Join Yaoyao on her ingenious journey to find out what’s waiting for her at the end of the thread… young@home 22 Book at T: 021 822 0070 / 1 / 2 | E: [email protected] | www.assitej2017.org.za 22 23 12:00 10:00 19:00 12:00 19:30 24 25 Mexico Mozambique Brazil Direction: Clarissa Malheiros | Script: Rogério Manjate,Clarissa , Malheiros, Juliana Faesler | Set design: Juliana Faesler, Paulo Merísio| Puppetry: Toztli Abril de Dios | Lighting and Production: Erika Gómez | Performance: Toztli Abril de Dios, Andrés Tena, Ronan Vaz, Ricardo Augusto, Esteban Caicedo, Milena Pitombo BAXTER THEATRE CENTRE | The Golden Arrow Studio 5+ years old 16:00 Spanish & Portuguese 50 minutes Zick Zack Puff! Company Mafalda A strange and wonderful world where fantasy creatures encounter one another. Together they overcome their limitations and differences to form a unified common strength. With the language of movement, the dancers show that it is always worthwhile to seek out new perspectives, even in seemingly hopeless situations. Creative costume design, based on astonishingly simple materials, allows the dancers to quickly shift from one story to the next, creating a series of fantasy-rich situations, short episodes, and pictures. MAY 2017 21 22 11:00 10:00 19:00 16:30 23 24 Spain Switzerland Direction - Choreography: Teresa Rotemberg | Design: Tanja Liebermann, Heinze Baumann | Music: Tanja Müller | Performance: Diane Gemsch, Hella Immler, Fausto Izzi | Technician on tour : Adrian Grimozzi, Dramaturgy : Ralph Blase BAXTER THEATRE CENTRE | Theatre 5 + years old 16:00 18:30 Non-verbal 50 minutes 35149_Place Marketing BUSINESS.indd 2 2015/11/12 3:16 PM Book at R75 for people older than 18 R 50 for people aged 0 - 18 R 40 for block bookings of 10+ For schools packages and booking contact [email protected] ASSITEJ South Africa www.assitej2017.org.za [email protected] T: +27 21 822 0070 / 1 / 2 / 9 PROGRAMME | CRADLE OF CREATIVITY T: 021 822 0070 / 1 / 2 | E: [email protected] | www.assitej2017.org.za MAGNET THEATRE PRESENTS “ROCKING THE CRADLE” Book at A showcase of African and South African work for audiences from 3 weeks to 12 years-old. For more info and booking contact: [email protected] | 021 448 3436. 24 - 26 May 2017 AHA! CLOUD CATCHER A box arrives in an empty space! What could be inside? Aha! Wool! Pulling out the thread, the actors weave themselves and the children into the wondrous world of wool. Directed by Nwabisa Plaaitjie, Magnet Theatre’s show recently toured to Germany to participate in the Helios Theatre Festival “hellwach 2017”. The story follows the adventures of Buhle, a young girl from Langa Township, Cape Town who decides to end the dreaded drought once and for all. A delightful blend of education and entertainment with a strong message of hope, resilience and empowerment. Directed by Richard Antrobus with Asiphe Lili. Fri May 26th 14h45 – 15h30 Company: Magnet Theatre (Created with the support of Goethe Institute and Helios) Director: Nwabisa Plaatjie Created with the company: Beviol Swartz, Emmanuel Ntsamba, Zizipho Quluba & Luthando Mvandaba Recommended Age: 2 to 7 years Fri May 26th 12h30 – 13h20 JUST HERE KNOCK ‘Just Here’ is a unique piece of puppetry theatre about a little someone called Kodu heading out into the world and making it her own. The production meets the young audience eye-to-eye, mind-to-mind. This is the most recent creation from Pillow Fort Productions who developed the highly acclaimed “Patchwork”. 4 performers enter and explore the natural material of wood, its sounds, what it can do, what it can make. Stimulating for the imagination, the cast create strange, magical animals and images with wonderfully shaped pieces of forest wood. Using few words it includes a rhythmic and creative interaction with the children. Wed May 24th 15h00 – 15h30 Company: Pillow Fort Productions Director: Gabriel Marchand With: Asanda Rilityana, Roshina Ratnam Recommended Age: 2 to 5 years Fri May 26th 10h15 – 11h00 PAIRED RAT RACE In a group of shoes each journeys to find its pair, searches for a partner, longs to belong. 4 actors invite us to the shoe party. Playful, inventive and full of soul, Paired was created by the 2016 Magnet Theatre intern trainees along with theatre-making intern Lwanda Sindaphi as director. Well Worn Theatre Company’s Rat Race’s is a pop –up storybook play about an unlikely friendship between stressed-out city rat Miles and kind, easy-going farm mouse Melissa. It’s a comic play with music, clowning, puppetry, illustrations and physical theatre that tells a colorful ‘tail’ about Big Changes in Little Lives. Wed May 24th 13h00 – 13h40 Company: Magnet Theatre (Created with the support of Goethe Institute and Helios) Director: Lwanda Sindaphi Created by the Company With: Natasha Gana, Livie Ncanywa, Lwanda Magwaca & Meagan Booysen Recommended Age: 2 to 7 years Scoop: Kitchen Play for Carers and Babes Magnet Theatre’s SCOOP is the first ever South African baby play. Performed by 4 performers trained in connecting with the very young, in a contained custom built tent, they engage with 8 carers and babes taking the youngest audiences on an enchanting journey designed to interest, surprise and soothe. Wed: May 24th 9h30 – 10h15 Fri: May 26th 9h30 – 10h15 Thur May 25th 12h00 – 13h00 Company: Magnet Theatre (Created with support from SA/UK Season) Director: Koleka Putuma Assisted by: Jennie Reznek Created by the company With: Sivuyile Dunjwa, Jason Jacobs, Nolufefe Ntshuntshe & Indalo Stofile 10h30 – 11h15 Company: Magnet Theatre (With support from Goethe institute and Helios) Director: Jennie Reznek Created by the company With: Lwando Magwaca, Livie Ncanywa & Athenkosi Mfamela Recommended Age: 2 to 7 years Company: Well Worn Theatre Company Director: Kyla Davis Performed by: Roberto Pombo and Ameera Patel Recommended Age: 4 to 6 years JoJo and Jinks build a space craft in their bedroom and go on a magical adventure, in search of a “better planet” than Earth. With a blend of mythology and science, this play explores how children learn through play, and find hidden strength within as they take their first steps towards independence. Thur May 25th 14h30 – 15h20 Company: Flying House Director: Athena Mazarakis Writer: Tamara Guhrs Recommended Age: 7 to 9 years WOODWAYS The Willow Pattern Tale Wed May 24th Recommended Age: 7 to 9 years Space Rocks Recommended Age: 3 weeks to 12 months In 1790, Thomas Minton designed and engraved The Willow Pattern for the Caughley porcelain factory in Shropshire, England. He created a romantic story based on the motifs of the design. Jill Joubert brings the story alive once again in an intimate setting, using beautifully crafted puppets. Director: Richard Antrobus With: Asiphe Lili Seeds, roots, trees, firewood, sticks and paper – these are the ways of wood. Woodways takes young audiences on an adventure discovering the characteristics of wood. In a relaxed and happy atmosphere, the actors (from Cameroon and Kenya) and the audience are drawn together gaining insight into the world of the wood. Created and Performed: Jill Joubert (and puppets) Recommended Age: 7 to 12 years Thur May 25th 9h30 – 10h15 Company: Shazama from Yaounde Cameroon (Created with the support of Magnet Theatre/Helios and Goethe Institute) Director: Sophia Mempuh Kwachuh Created by the Company With: Alumbe Hellen Collins, Kento Jumah and Fokumlah Burnley Yaya Recommended Age: 2 to 7 years Performances Focus Days Performances Additional events WEDNESDAY / 17 MAY 2017 10h00 to 10h35 Ekhaya Baxter Theatre Centre Baxter Upstairs Rehearsal Room 10h00 to 11h30 Karoo Moose Artscape Theatre Centre Artscape Arena 10h00 to 10h55 Our House City Hall City Hall Theatre 2 10h00 to 10h45 Panali Panali Baxter Theatre Centre Baxter Golden Arrow Studio 10h00 to 11h15 Seedfolks City Hall City Hall Theatre 1 12h00 to 13h30 Animal Farm Artscape Theatre Centre Artscape Theatre 12h00 to 12h35 Ekhaya Baxter Theatre Centre Baxter Upstairs Rehearsal Room 12h00 to 12h45 Panali Panali Baxter Theatre Centre Baxter Golden Arrow Studio 14h00 to 14h55 Our House City Hall City Hall Theatre 2 19h30 to 20h45 Seedfolks City Hall City Hall Theatre 1 19h30 to 20h30 OPENING CEREMONY Baxter Theatre Centre Theatre THURSDAY / 18 MAY 2017 10h00 to 10h35 Ekhaya Baxter Theatre Centre Baxter Upstairs Rehearsal Room 10h00 to 11h30 Animal Farm Artscape Theatre Centre Baxter Theatre 10h00 to 11h15 Seedfolks City Hall City Hall Theatre 1 10h00 to 10h45 Tears by the River City Hall City Hall Theatre 2 12h00 to 12h45 A Mano Baxter Theatre Centre Baxter Golden Arrow Studio 12h00 to 13h30 Rite of Spring Artscape Theatre Centre Theatre Upstage 12h00 to 12h35 Ekhaya Baxter Theatre Centre Baxter Upstairs Rehearsal Room 12h00 to 13h00 Red Earth Revisited Baxter Theatre Centre Baxter Theatre 12h00 to 12h45 Tears by the river City Hall City Hall Theatre 2 14h00 to 15h15 Seedfolks City Hall City Hall Theatre 1 14h30 to 16h00 Karoo Moose Artscape Theatre Centre Artscape Arena 16h30 to 18h00 Rite of Spring Artscape Theatre Centre Theatre Upstage 19h00 to 20h20 Pockets of Knowledege City Hall City Hall Theatre 2 19h30 to 21h00 Karoo Moose Artscape Theatre Centre Artscape Arena 09h30 to 11h00 Korean Storytelling Performance Baxter Theatre Centre Baxter Upstairs Rehearsal Room 10h00 to 11h30 Animal Farm Artscape Theatre Centre Artscape Theatre FRIDAY / 19 MAY 2017 10h00 to 10h55 Gretel and Hansel Baxter Theatre Centre Baxter Flipside 10h00 to 11h11 Making Mandela City Hall City Hall Theatre 1 10h00 to 10h35 Patchwork Baxter Theatre Centre City Hall Theatre 1 10h00 to 11h20 Pockets of Knowledge City Hall The Masambe 12h00 to 13h00 Making Mandela City Hall City Hall Theatre 2 12h00 to 13h30 Rite of Spring Artscape Theatre Centre Theatre Upstage 12h30 to 13h15 A Mano Baxter Theatre Centre Baxter Golden Arrow Studio 12h30 to 13h30 Red Earth Revisited Baxter Theatre Centre Baxter Theatre 14h30 to 16h00 Karoo Moose Artscape Theatre Centre Artscape Arena 15h00 to 15h55 Gretel and Hansel Baxter Theatre Centre Baxter Flipside 18h30 to 19h15 A Mano Baxter Theatre Centre Baxter Golden Arrow Studio 19h30 to 21h00 Animal Farm Artscape Theatre Centre Artscape Theatre 19h30 to 20h30 Red Earth Revisited Baxter Theatre Centre Baxter Theatre 10h00 to 10h55 Gretel and Hansel Baxter Theatre Centre Baxter Flipside 10h00 to 10h35 Patchwork Baxter Theatre Centre The Masambe SATURDAY / 20 MAY 2017 10h00 to 11h00 Making Mandela Cultural Hub Guga S'thebe Cultural Hub 10h00 to 10h40 Panali Panali Cultural Hub iThemba Labantu Cultural Hub 10h00 to 10h45 Tears by the River Cultural Hub Atlantis Cultural Hub 10h00 to 11h00 Rite of Spring Artscape Theatre Centre Theatre Upstairs 10h00 to 11h00 Spirit Songs Cultural Hub Vrygrond Cultural Hub 11h00 to 11h45 A Mano Baxter Theatre Centre Baxter Golden Arrow Studio 11h00 to 11h45 It's Dark Outside City Hall City Hall Theatre 1 11h00 to 11h45 Transhumance: the sheep are in town V&A Waterfront V&A Waterfront 12h00 to 12h55 Mbuzeni Artscape Theatre Centre Artscape Arena 12h00 to 13h00 The Dancing Beasts The Company's Garden Cape Town 12h30 to 13h25 The Bookbinder City Hall City Hall Theatre 2 14h00 to 14h55 Gretel and Hansel Baxter Theatre Centre Baxter Flipside 14h00 to 14h45 It's Dark Outside City Hall City Hall Theatre 1 14h00 to 15h30 Khokho's Treasure Cultural Hub Atlantis Cultural Hub 14h00 to 15h00 Maimane! Cultural Hub iThemba Labantu Cultural Hub 14h00 to 15h05 Obisike: It Takes a Lion's Heart Cultural Hub Vrygrond Cultural Hub 14h00 to 15h00 Rite of Spring Artscape Theatre Centre Theatre Upstairs 14h00 to 14h55 Our House Cultural Hub Guga S'thebe Cultural Hub 15h00 to 15h35 Patchwork Baxter Theatre Centre The Masambe 15h30 to 16h25 The Bookbinder City Hall City Hall Theatre 2 16h30 to 17h25 Mbuzeni Artscape Theatre Centre Artscape Arena 17h00 to 18h00 Insta-Grammar Cultural Hub Guga S'thebe Cultural Hub 17h00 to 18h00 Moi, Monsieur, Moi! Baxter Theatre Centre Baxter Golden Arrow Studio 17h00 to 18h00 My Culture, My Strength, My Identity Cultural Hub Vrygrond Cultural Hub 17h00 to 17h45 Phefumla Cultural Hub iThemba Labantu Cultural Hub 17h00 to 18h20 Pockets of Knowledege Cultural Hub Atlantis Cultural Hub 18h00 to 19h45 Tiger Bay Artscape Theatre Centre Artscape Opera House 19h30 to 21h00 Animal Farm Artscape Theatre Centre Artscape Theatre 19h30 to 20h30 Moi, Monsieur, Moi! Baxter Theatre Centre Baxter Golden Arrow Studio ...Presentations, Papers, Panels, Symposia, Workshops, and Happenings TUESDAY / 16 MAY 2017 09h00 to 18h30 ITYARN Conference ITYARN, UCT, Drama for Life City Hall WEDNESDAY / 17 MAY 2017 09h00 to 18h00 ITYARN Conference ITYARN, UCT, Drama for Life City Hall 09h00 to 15h45 ASSITEJ Executive Committee Meeting Executive Committee Artscape Isibaya 10h00 to 13h00 Next Generation 2017 Meet and Greet Artscape Opera Bar 14h00 to 15h45 Next Generation 2017 Sharing Skills Workshop Artscape Rehearsal Room 207 14h00 to 17h45 Objects with Objectives International Puppetry Symposium City Hall Workshop Space 16h00 to 18h00 ASSITEJ Playground ASSITEJ Executive Committee, Delegates Artscape Chandelier Foyer 19h30 to 20h30 Cradle of Creativity Opening Ceremony Directed by Thando Doni (Come at 19h00 and enjoy a beverage before the ceremony). Baxter Theatre & Baxter Flipside THURSDAY / 18 MAY 2017 09h00 to 18h00 Focus Day: Storytelling 09h00 to 09h45 Plenary / Welcome Facilitated by Drama for Life City Hall City Hall Grand Hall 10h00 to 11h00 Iintsomi Yabantu / Storytelling in the 21st century - Why the world needs what you already know Presentations by Gcina Mhlophe (SA) / Rives Collins (USA) City Hall Grand Hall 11h30 to 13h00 Storytelling Methodologies. Theatrical Space & Storytelling as Rite/Naghali- Iranian Oral Storytelling / Influence for social change Presentations by Orek Omondi (Kenya), Mohammad Aghebati (Iran) and Traver Mudzonga (Zimbabwe) City Hall Grand Hall 14h00 to 15h30 Acting Out - The Challenges of Childhood Collaboration in Creation of Drama for Life Panel with Karen Libman (USA) / Subodh Patnaik (India) / Daniel Kelin (USA) City Hall Grand Hall 14h00 to 15h30 Sigana Storytelling Theater Storytelling workshop with John Namai (Kenya) City Hall Seminar Room 2 16h00 to 18h00 What gifts of stories did we gather today? Activity with Drama For Life (University of Witwatersrand) City Hall Seminar Room 1 17h00 to 18h30 Dance screening Jump First and Ask Later screening ( Australia) District Six Homecoming Centre 09h00 to 13h45 Objects with Objectives International Puppetry Symposium Artscape Rehearsal Room 207 10h00 to 11h00 Cape Town: A Sense of Place Orientation activity for playwrights - Write Local, Play Global Artscape Resource Centre 11h00 to 18h00 ASSITEJ Executive Committee Meeting Executive Committee Artscape Isibaya 14h30 to 18h00 Objects with Objectives Open Session International Puppetry Symposium - Open public session in Applied Puppetry with specialists from the USA, UK and SA. Artscape Planning Board Room 16h15 to 18h30 Appreciative Dialogue Workshop Workshop for Next Generation 2017 and delegates, with Henrik Koehler and Peter Manscher (Denmark) Artscape Rehearsal Room 207 18h00 to 19h00 Royal Netherlands Embassy Reception Special event, by invitation Artscape Theatre Foyer 18h00 to 19h30 Screening: Jump First and Ask Later (Australia) This is an urban choreographic portrait of the streets of Fairfield, the most culturally diverse region in Australia. Discussion with Artistic Director, Karen Therese, will follow. District Six Homecoming Centre FRIDAY / 19 MAY 2017 09h00 to 18h00 Focus Day: Theatre as Education 09h00 to 10h00 Plenary / Welcome Welcome by UCT; Keynote Address, Revitalizing ‘African’ traditional dances for young audiences through watching music videos by Vicensia Shule (Tanzania) City Hall City Hall Grand Hall 10h00 to 11h00 All from One: Humanity's Shared Origins Presentation and Demonstration with Robert Blumenschine (USA) and Andrea Leenen (SA) from PAST City Hall Grand Hall 11h30 to 13h00 The importance of the arts for learning Paper discussion with Terri Elliott (SA), Tamara Goldbogen (USA), Alison Green (SA) and Margot Wood (SA) City Hall Seminar Room 1 11h30 to 13h00 How we speak about TYA? Workshop with Jonas Feller (Germany), after which delegates see Animal Farm. 2 - Day workshop (continued on 20 May 11h30 to 13h00) City Hall Seminar Room 2 14h00 to 16h00 The arts/drama as an integrated mode of learning Paper discussion with Jefferson Dirks-Korkee (SA), Fahimeh Masoomzadeh (Iran), Selloane Mokuku (SA) and Bridgette van Leuven (Australia) City Hall Grand Hall 16h30 to 18h00 Crossing the river - towards an emerging pedagogy for integrating arts and maths education Seminar with Professor Kennedy Chinyowa (Zimbabwe), Dr Tsholofelo Maforah (SA), Selloane Mokuku (SA), and Professor Willy Mwakapenda City Hall Seminar Room 1 16h30 to 18h00 Theatre in and as education Paper discussion with Gry Worre Hallberg (Denmark), Lucia Rackova (CR), Smriti Sharma (India) City Hall Grand Hall 10h00 to 13h00 Objects with Objectives International Puppetry Symposium Artscape Isibaya 14h00 to 18h00 Objects with Objectives Open Session International Puppetry Symposium. Open Public Session: Images and Objects, working with the techniques of Augusto Boal with specialists from Northern Ireland and Colombia Artscape Isibaya 09h00 to 13h00 Baby Dance Workshop: Choreographic practices for babies / Towards interrelational ecology and immersion Led by Dalija Acin Thelander (Serbia/Sweden) of Sensescapes Artscape Rehearsal Room 207 14h00 to 16h00 An exchange about Engaging Youngsters Workshop with Pernille Welent Sorenson (Demark) Artscape Rehearsal Room 207 16h00 to 21h00 Next Generation 2017 Viewpoints Workshop with Erwin Maas (Netherlands/USA) Artscape Rehearsal Room 207 18h00 to 19h30 Launch of Exhibition: 21 - Memories of Growing Up Delegates, hosted by Pro Helvetia District Six Homecoming Centre 09h00 to 18h00 Performance Hub with Atlantis community & delegates Atlantis Cultural Hub 09h00 to 21h00 Focus Day: Theatre for Social Change with Langa community & delegates Guga S'Thebe Cultural Hub 09h00 to 09h30 Plenary / Welcome, Telling it like it is Led by Drama for Life Guga S'Thebe Outdoor Amphitheatre 09h00 to 18h00 Guga S'Thebe Live! A celebration of local performance Guga S'Thebe Outdoor Amphitheatre 10h00 to 11h00 Documentary "VMESTE. Teenage theatre against xenophobia" Documentary screening by Ada Mukhina (Russia) Guga S'Thebe The Dome 11h30 to 13h00 Documentary theatre as a tool for education Workshop by Ada Mukhina (Russia) with Natasha Borenko (Russia) and Maria Kolosova (Russia) by Skype Guga S'Thebe The Dome 14h00 to 16h30 Verbatim Theatre: Staging Children’s Stories / I told my Mum I was going on an RE Trip… / I promise the unborn child a liveable place Papers led by Kate Brown (Ireland), Julia Samuels (UK) by skype and Priyanka Chatterjee (India) Guga S'Thebe The Dome 17h45 to 18h30 Discussion of Insta-grammar Led by Drama for Life Guga S'Thebe The Dome 18h30 to 21h00 Social Event – stay into the evening and enjoy, ekasi style Jazz and township braai NOTE: Additional Cost of R 200 Guga S'Thebe Outdoor Raised Stage 09h00 to 18h30 Focus Day: Theatre for Social Change with Philippi community & delegates iThemba Labantu Cultural Hub 09h00 to 09h30 Plenary / Welcome Led by Drama for Life iThemba Labantu Primary School Classroom 1 09h00 to 18h00 iThemba Labantu Live! A celebration of local performance iThemba Labantu Outdoor Courtyard 10h00 to 11h00 Social Change Presentations: Twenty 2016 / 40 Year's a growin' / Roots of Ubuntu Projects led by Olivia Harris (UK), Tony Fegan (Ireland) and Pamela Tancsik (SA) & Kanya Padayachee (SA) iThemba Labantu Primary School Classroom 1 11h30 to 13h00 Diversity and Multiculturalism Multicultural theatre in Jaffa The Quality of Differnce - Diversity in Children's Theatre Presentation led by Norman Issa and Gidona Raz (Israel) Presentation by Liz O'Neill (UK) iThemba Labantu Primary School Classroom 2 14h00 to 16h30 ART INVASION Workshop in the power of art for social transformation of schools and communities led by Angela Merl (Germany) iThemba Labantu Primary School Classroom 3 15h00 to 17h00 Mistatim: (Re) Mapping – exploring how indigenous knowledge can remap the way young people understand their world Presentation by Sandra Laronde of the Ojibway peoples (Canada) with video iThemba Labantu Primary School Classroom 1 18h00 to 18h30 Closure after ‘Phefumla’ Led by Drama for Life iThemba Labantu Primary School Classroom 1 09h00 to 18h30 Focus: Theatre for Social Change with Vrygrond community & delegates Vrygrond Cultural Hub 09h00 to 09h30 Plenary / Welcome and INNOCENCE and BEAUTY in motion. 02 Led by Drama for Life and Jeremiah Ikongio (Nigeria) Vrygrond Fit For Life Training Room 09h00 to 18h00 Vyrgrond Live! A celebration of local performance Vrygrond Communiversity Garden 11h30 to 13h00 Theatre for healing and social change / The artistic strategies employed by the Inner-City High Schools Drama Festival Papers by Michael Anyanwu (Nigeria), and Zanele Madiba (SA) Vrygrond Fit For Life Training Room 15h00 to 17h00 PUSH: Exploring gender, migration and over-protection in theatre and dance for young audiences LAB led by Gerhard Verfaillie (Belgium) Vrygrond Fit For Life Training Room 18h00 to 18h30 Closing Led by Drama For Life (SA) Vrygrond Capricorn School Hall 12h00 to 14h00 City Walk with Cape Town Partnership A host of free artistic experiences for families, featuring The Dancing Beasts by LaLiga Teatro Elastico (Mexico) Company's Garden and City Centre 09h00 to 13h00 Objects with Objectives International Puppetry Symposium Artscape Opera Bar 09h00 to 13h00 Baby Dance Workshop: Choreographic practices for babies / Towards interrelational ecology and immersion (3-Day workshop) Led by Dalija Acin Thelander (Sweden) of Sensescapes Artscape Rehearsal Room 207 11h30 to 13h00 Focus: Education - How we speak about Theatre for Young Audiences? Continued. Workshop with Jonas Feller (Germany) after seeing Animal Farm. On Friday 19 City Hall Seminar Room 2 14h00 to 17h00 Objects with Objectives Open Session International Puppetry Symposium. Open Public Session: The Handspring Puppet Company talk about their work creating elephants in the Karoo, and an exploration about puppetry, autism and creative communication. Artscape Theatre Foyer Well 18h00 to 19h00 Theatre for Social Change Playwriting Slam Write Local, Play Global Artscape Theatre Foyer Well SATURDAY / 20 MAY 2017 Performances SUNDAY / 21 MAY 2017 10h00 to 11h00 Making Mandela Cultural Hub Guga S'thebe Cultural Hub 10h00 to 11h00 Panali Panali Cultural Hub iThemba Labantu Cultural Hub 10h00 to 10h45 Tears by the River Cultural Hub Atlantis Cultural Hub 10h00 to 11h00 Spirit Songs Cultural Hub Vrygrond Cultural Hub 11h00 to 12h00 It's Dark Outside City Hall City Hall Theatre 1 11h00 to 11h50 Zick Zack Puff Baxter Theatre Centre Baxter Theatre 12h00 to 12h55 Mbuzeni Artscape Theatre Centre Artscape Arena 12h00 to 13h00 Moi, Monsieur, Moi! Baxter Theatre Centre Baxter Golden Arrow Studio 12h00 to 12h35 When Lion Had Wings Cultural Hub Atlantis Cultural Hub 12h30 to 13h00 Soro et le Grain de Maïs Magique Baxter Theatre Centre Baxter Masambe Theatre 12h30 to 13h25 The Bookbinder City Hall City Hall Theatre 2 14h00 to 14h35 Anziehsachen Baxter Theatre Centre Baxter Flipside 14h00 to 15h30 Khokho's Treasure Cultural Hub Atlantis Cultural Hub 14h00 to 15h00 Maimane! Cultural Hub iThemba Labantu Cultural Hub 14h00 to 15h05 Obisike: It Takes a Lion's Heart Cultural Hub Vrygrond Cultural Hub 14h00 to 15h00 Our House Cultural Hub Guga S'thebe Cultural Hub 14h00 to 14h45 Transhumance: The sheep are in town Baxter Theatre Centre Baxter Theatre Garden 15h00 to 16h45 Tiger Bay Artscape Theatre Centre Artscape Opera House 15h00 to 16h00 Moi, Monsieur, Moi! Baxter Theatre Centre Baxter Golden Arrow Studio 15h15 to 16h10 The Bookbinder City Hall City Hall Theatre 2 16h30 to 17h05 Anziehsachen Baxter Theatre Centre Baxter Flipside 17h00 to 17h45 Insta-Grammar Cultural Hub Guga S'thebe Cultural Hub 17h00 to 18h00 My Culture, My Strength, My Identity Cultural Hub Vrygrond Cultural Hub 17h00 to 18h00 Phefumla Cultural Hub iThemba Labantu Cultural Hub 17h00 to 18h20 Pockets of Knowledege Cultural Hub Atlantis Cultural Hub 17h30 to 18h15 Transhumance: The sheep are in town Baxter Theatre Centre Baxter Theatre Garden 18h30 to 19h20 Zick Zack Puff Baxter Theatre Centre Baxter Theatre 10h00 to 10h55 Full Moon City Hall City Hall Theatre 1 10h00 to 10h50 Patrice Balbina's chance encounter with the end of the world Artscape Theatre Centre Artscape Arena MONDAY / 22 MAY 2017 10h00 to 10h50 Zick Zack Puff Baxter Theatre Centre Baxter Theatre 11h00 to 11h50 Transhumance: The sheep are in town Baxter Theatre Centre Baxter Theatre Garden 11h30 to 12h30 My Culture, My Strength, My Identity City Hall City Hall Theatre 2 11h30 to 12h20 Whiteout Artscape Theatre Centre Artscape Theatre 12h00 to 12h35 Anziehsachen Baxter Theatre Centre Baxter Flipside 12h00 to 12h55 Full Moon City Hall City Hall Theatre 1 12h00 to 12h30 Soro et le Grain de Maïs Magique Baxter Theatre Centre Baxter Masambe Theatre 12h00 to 12h50 Zapato busco Sapato Baxter Theatre Centre Baxter Golden Arrow Studio 14h00 to 14h35 Anziehsachen Baxter Theatre Centre Baxter Flipside 14h00 to 15h00 My Culture, My Strength, My Identity City Hall City Hall Theatre 2 14h00 to 14h50 Patrice Balbina's chance encounter with the end of the world Artscape Theatre Centre Artscape Arena 14h00 to 14h30 Soro et le Grain de Maïs Magique Baxter Theatre Centre Baxter Masambe 16h30 to 17h20 Zick Zack Puff Baxter Theatre Centre Baxter Theatre 18h00 to 19h00 Transhumance: The sheep are in town Baxter Theatre Centre Baxter Theatre Garden 19h30 to 20h20 Zapato busco Sapato Baxter Theatre Centre Baxter Golden Arrow Studio TUESDAY / 23 MAY 2017 10h00 to 10h50 Patrice Balbina's chance encounter with the end of the world Artscape Theatre Centre Artscape Arena 10h00 to 11h00 The Kids From Amandla Street Baxter Theatre Centre Baxter Flipside 10h00 to 11h00 young@home City Hall City Hall Workshop 10h00 to 10h50 Zapato busco Sapato Baxter Theatre Centre Baxter Golden Arrow Studio 11h00 to 12h00 Dear Mr. Government… Baxter Theatre Centre Baxter Masambe Theatre 11h00 to 11h45 Maloza - The Man Cub Baxter Theatre Centre Baxter Outdoor Amphitheatre 11h30 to 12h50 Pim & Theo Artscape Theatre Centre Artscape Theatre Upstage 12h00 to 12h55 Full Moon City Hall City Hall Theatre 1 12h00 to 13h30 Khokho's Treasure Baxter Theatre Centre Baxter Theatre 12h00 to 12h50 Zapato busco Sapato Baxter Theatre Centre Baxter Golden Arrow Studio 14h00 to 15h00 Dear Mr. Government… Baxter Theatre Centre Baxter Masambe 14h00 to 14h50 Whiteout Artscape Theatre Centre Artscape Theatre 14h00 to 14h40 Sensescapes City Hall City Hall Theatre 2 15h30 to 16h10 Sensescapes City Hall City Hall Theatre 2 17h30 to 18h00 Soro et le Grain de Maïs Magique Baxter Theatre Centre Baxter Golden Arrow Studio 18h00 to 18h50 Patrice Balbina's chance encounter with the end of the world Artscape Theatre Centre Artscape Arena 18h30 to 19h30 The Kids From Amandla Street Baxter Theatre Centre Baxter Flipside 19h30 to 20h50 Pim & Theo Artscape Theatre Centre Artscape Theatre Upstage 19h30 to 21h15 Tiger Bay Artscape Theatre Centre Artscape Opera House ...Presentations, Papers, Panels, Symposia, Workshops, and Happenings SUNDAY / 21 MAY 2017 09h00 to 18h30 Atlantis Performance Hub Atlantis community & delegates Atlantis Cultural Hub 09h00 to 18h30 Focus: Theatre for Healing with Langa community & delegates Guga S'thebe Cultural Hub, Langa Gugu S'thebe Outdoor Amphitheatre 09h00 to 09h30 Plenary / Welcome Facilitated by Faith Busika and Warren Nebe (SA) 09h30 to 18h00 Guga S'Thebe Live! A celebration of local performance Gugu S'thebe Outdoor Amphitheatre 10h00 to 12h30 Youth, Well-being, and the Arts Symposium led by Dr Stephanie Woodson (USA), with Christopher Weise (USA) Ji Sun Myung (S Korea), and Erik Villiers (USA) Gugu S'thebe The Dome 11h30 to 12h30 Long Table: Mental Health, Arts Therapy and Change Public debate led by Erwin Maas (USA) and Dr Pumla Gobodo-Madikizela (SA), with Kamal Naran (SA), Timira Gupta (India) and Pamela Udoka (Nigeria) Langa Old Post Office Gugu S'thebe The Dome 14h00 to 16h00 Using Art, Music, and Drama to heal Workshop with Timira Gupta (India) 14h00 to 16h30 Theater as a laboratory for reconciliation Workshop with Hector Aristizabal (USA) Langa Old Post Office 14h00 to 16h30 The Invisible Prison Workshop with Thembile Tshuma (SA) Langa Dompas Museum Office Gugu S'thebe Main Stage 17h40 to 18h30 Ritual closing Led by Drama For Life (SA) 09h00 to 18h30 Focus: Theatre for Healing with Philippi community & delegates iThemba Labantu Cultural Hub, Philippi 09h00 to 09h30 Plenary/Welcome Led by Drama for Life iThemba Labantu Primary School Classroom 1 09h30 to 18h00 iThemba Labantu Live! A celebration of local performance iThemba Labantu Outdoor Courtyard 10h00 to 11h30 The Kattaikkuttu Gurukulam / Using process drama in dealing with race and memory among born frees Discussion of papers led by Katharine Norman (USA) and Tebogo Radebe (SA) iThemba Labantu Primary School Classroom 1 11h30 to 13h00 Educational Drama as Therapy Discussion of paper led by Eunice Uwadinma-Idemudia Adeighon (Nigeria), iThemba Labantu Rondavel 14h00 to 15h30 Production ‘Maimane’ & Post show discussion dialogue Led by Drama for Life iThemba Labantu Primary School Classroom 1 14h00 to 16h30 Introduction to Playback Theatre Introductory workshop facilitated by Cherae Halle (SA) and Bongi Lecoge - Zulu (SA) iThemba Labantu Primary School Classroom 3 15h30 to 17h00 The story of underprivileged youth growing up in the dark shadows of Apartheid Presentation led by Phefumla team, Mariken Lauvstad (Norway) & Thando Doni (SA) iThemba Labantu Primary School Classroom 2 18h00 to 18h30 Ritual closing Facilitated by Warren Nebe (SA) iThemba Labantu Primary School Classroom 1 09h00 to 18h30 Focus: Theatre by Children for Children with Vrygrond community & delegates Vrygrond Cultural Hub 09h00 to 09h30 Plenary/Welcome Led by Drama for Life (SA) Vrygrond Fit For Life Training Room 09h30 to 18h00 Vrygrond Live! A celebration of local performance Vrygrond Communiversity Garden 09h30 to 13h00 Tips and tricks for engagement of teens in theatre Workshop led by Cristina Cazzola (Italy) Vrygrond Sozo Double-volume Classroom 11h30 to 13h00 TEENTALITARIANISM-Building a Teenage State within a European Festival / #Connected SA-UK: an experimental approach to theatremaking in a digital age Discussion of projects led by Cathrin Rose (Germany), Emma Rose and Daniel Ilunga; and Kyla Davis (SA) Vrygrond Fit For Life Training Room 15h15 to 16h30 Theatre by Children: Issues, prospects, challenges and dearth of child actors / Meeting Of Theatre Made By Children / A play by children in a local bus of the city in south of India. Papers by Jerry Adesewo (Nigeria), Anelvi Rivera (Mexico) & Samta Shikhar (India) Vrygrond Sozo Double-volume Classroom Vrygrond Fit For Life Training Room 15h30 to 16h30 Chipawo's three decades of arts education work in Zimbabwe Workshop led by Chipo Precious Basopo (Zimbabwe) 18h00 to 18h30 Closing Led by Drama For Life (SA) Vrygrond Fit For Life Training Room 09h00 to 13h00 ASSITEJ Executive Committee Meeting Executive Committee Artscape Isibaya 09h00 to 13h00 Baby Dance Workshop: Choreographic practices for babies / Towards interrelational ecology and immersion Led by Dalija Acin Thelander (Sweden) of Sensescapes Artscape Rehearsal Room 207 13h30 to 16h30 International Associations Meeting ASSITEJ Executive Committee and representatives of International Associations District Six Homecoming Centre 17h00 to 19h00 ASSITEJ Magazine and International Publications Launch with ASSITEJ, UNIMA and IATC. Open To All. District Six Homecoming Centre MONDAY / 22 MAY 2017 09h00 to 15h30 ASSITEJ World Congress ASSITEJ General Assembly City Hall 09h00 to 18h00 Producer's Bazaar: a networking and pitching opportunity Producers, Directors, Independent Artists and Companies Masque Theatre 10h00 to 18h00 Goethe-Institut Coproduction Forum Sharing and Networking meeting for 10 African and 5 German invited TYA artists. Artscape Isibaya 10h00 to 13h00 Construire des histoires / Shaping Stories African Playwriting Workshop - Scene d'Enfance & ASSITEJ Artscape Resource Centre 12h00 to 13h00 Intercultural exploration: Conversation about artistic, aesthetic and socio-political differences and similiarities With Jori Snell (Denmark), Eliot Moleba (SA) and other Masque Theatre 15h00 to 17h00 Theatre Festivals for Young Audiences: Around the globe and back again - Steve Ball: How can festivals support the professional development of artists, increase cultural diversity, raise the profile of theatre for young audiences and act as a catalyst for change? and Joshua Alabi: Kininso Festival for Children, Nigeria. - Discussions with Producers, Directors, Independent Artists and Companies. Discussion with Producers, Directors, Independent Artists and Companies Masque Theatre 15h30 to 16h00 Nordic / Baltic Surprise A delightful end to Day 1 of Congress City Hall 15h30 to 18h00 Workshop on Contemporary European performance A session for students from around the world with Octavian Saiu from International Association of Theatre Critics. Artscape Theatre Foyer Well 17h00 to 18h30 Zapato busca Sapato - an intercultural collaboration Project presentation and film screening by La Maquina De Teatro about their intercultural production (Mexico, Brazil, Moçambique) Baxter Upstairs Rehearsal Room 17h30 to 18h30 Australian Youth Arts Leadership Networking Special Event, by invitation Tjing Tjing Rooftop Bar, 165 Longmarket Street 18h30 to 20h00 ASSITEJ China Reception Special Events, by invitation Artscape Opera Bar 18h30 to 21h30 ACYTA Meeting All African ASSITEJ centres and African individual members Artscape Isibaya 18h00 to 19h30 Coming Full Circle Spinning Dot Theatre’s Documentary Screening with Artistic Director Jenny Koppera - and discussion about the importance of global theatre for young and family audiences Artscape Theatre Foyer Well 20h30 to 21h30 IberoAmerican Regional Network Reception Special Event, by invitation Baxter Theatre Foyer TUESDAY / 23 MAY 2017 09h00 to 15h30 ASSITEJ World Congress ASSITEJ General Assembly City Hall Grand Hall 09h00 to 18h00 Producer's Bazaar: a networking and pitching opportunity Producers, Directors, Independent Artists and Companies Masque Theatre 10h00 to 18h00 Goethe-Institut Coproduction Forum Sharing and Networking meeting for 10 African and 5 German invited TYA artists. Artscape Isibaya 14h00 to 18h00 Construire des histoires / Shaping Stories African Playwriting Workshop - Scene d'Enfance & ASSITEJ Artscape Resource Centre 15h00 to 17h00 Questions of Quality in Theatre for Young Audiences Panel discussion with Mary Rose Lloyd (USA), Henrik Koehler (Denmark), Etoundi Zeyang (Cameroon), Janni Younge (SA) Masque Theatre 16h00 to 19h00 Cradle of Creativity - the Musical, a Workshop in indigenous play With Pedro Espi-Sanchis, this is a hands on workshop where the first musical instruments created by humans along the beaches of Southern Africa will be made and played. We will be using dry kelp to make shakers, trumpets, Ixilongo flutes and single note pipes and improvise musical ensembles. City Hall Workshop Space 18h00 to 19h00 Cape Town: a Sense of Place Playwriting activity sharing - Write Local, Play Global Artscape Theatre Foyer Well 18h15 to 19h30 Francophone Reception Special Event, by invitation Baxter Theatre Foyer 19h30 to 21h00 Europe 8+ Reception Special Event, by invitation Baxter Theatre Upper Level Foyer Performances WEDNESDAY / 24 MAY 2017 09h30 to 10h15 Scoop (Rocking the Cradle, Fringe) Magnet Theatre Magnet Theatre 10h00 to 11h00 Dear Mr. Government… Baxter Theatre Centre Baxter Masambe Theatre 10h00 to 10h40 Fingers and toes, my body knows Artscape Theatre Centre Artscape Rehearsal Room 207 10h00 to 10h45 Maloza - The Man Cub Baxter Theatre Centre Baxter Amphitheatre 10h00 to 11h05 Obisike: It Takes a Lion's Heart City Hall City Hall Theatre 1 10h00 to 10h40 Sensescapes City Hall City Hall Theatre 2 10h00 to 11h00 The Kids From Amandla Street Baxter Theatre Centre Baxter Flipside 10h00 to 11h00 young@home City Hall City Hall Workshop 10h00 to 10h50 Whiteout Artscape Theatre Centre Artscape Theatre 10h30 to 11h15 Willow Pattern (Rocking the Cradle, Fringe) Magnet Theatre Magnet Theatre 11h30 to 13h00 Khokho's Treasure Baxter Theatre Centre Baxter Theatre 11h30 to 12h10 Sensescapes City Hall City Hall Theatre 2 11h30 to 12h15 Yao Yao Baxter Theatre Centre Baxter Golden Arrow Studio 11h45 to 12h25 Fingers and toes, my body knows Artscape Theatre Centre Artscape Rehearsal Room 207 12h00 to 13h00 Dear Mr. Government… Baxter Theatre Centre Baxter Masambe 12h00 to 13h05 Obisike: It Takes a Lion's Heart City Hall City Hall Theatre 1 12h00 to 13h20 Pim & Theo Artscape Theatre Centre Artscape Theatre Upstage 12h30 to 13h15 Maloza - The Man Cub Baxter Theatre Centre Baxter Amphitheatre 13h00 to 13h40 Paired (Rocking the Cradle, Fringe) Magnet Theatre Magnet Theatre 14h00 to 14h40 Sensescapes City Hall City Hall Theatre 2 14h00 to 15h00 The Kids From Amandla Street Baxter Theatre Centre Baxter Flipside 14h00 to 14h45 Yao Yao Baxter Theatre Centre Baxter Golden Arrow Studio 15h00 to 15h30 Just Here (Rocking the Cradle, Fringe) Magnet Theatre Magnet Theatre 16h00 to 16h50 Whiteout Artscape Theatre Centre Artscape Theatre 18h00 to 19h00 Phefumla Artscape Theatre Centre Artscape Arena 19h30 to 20h50 Pim & Theo Artscape Theatre Centre Artscape Theatre Upstage 19h30 to 21h15 Tiger Bay Artscape Theatre Centre Artscape Opera House 09h30 to 10h10 Sparrow Baxter Theatre Centre Baxter Flipside 09h30 to 10h15 Woodways (Rocking the Cradle, Fringe) Magnet Theatre Magnet Theatre 10h00 to 10h45 Caban ZA Baxter Theatre Centre Baxter Foyer 10h00 to 11h00 Phefumla Artscape Theatre Centre Artscape Arena 10h00 to 10h45 Yao Yao Baxter Theatre Centre Baxter Golden Arrow Studio 11h00 to 11h40 Sparrow Baxter Theatre Centre Baxter Flipside 11h30 to 12h15 Caban ZA Baxter Theatre Centre Baxter Foyer 11h30 to 12h40 Us / Them Artscape Theatre Centre Artscape Theatre 12h00 to 13h00 Rat Race Magnet Theatre Magnet Theatre 12h30 to 13h15 Yao Yao Baxter Theatre Centre Baxter Golden Arrow Studio 14h00 to 15h30 Africa Day Celebration Artscape Theatre Centre Artscape Piazza 14h00 to 15h00 Phefumla Artscape Theatre Centre Artscape Arena 14h30 to 15h20 Space Rocks (Rocking the Cradle, Fringe) Magnet Theatre Magnet Theatre 15h30 to 16h40 Us / Them Artscape Theatre Centre Artscape Theatre 16h00 to 16h45 Maloza - The Man Cub Artscape Theatre Centre Artscape Piazza 17h00 to 18h00 When Lion Had Wings Artscape Theatre Centre Artscape Piazza 19h30 to 20h30 Tupo Kama Nipo Artscape Theatre Centre Artscape Theatre 19h30 to 21h15 Tiger Bay Artscape Theatre Centre Artscape Opera House 09h30 to 10h15 Scoop (Rocking the Cradle, Fringe) Magnet Theatre Magnet Theatre 10h00 to 11h00 Caban ZA Baxter Theatre Centre Baxter Foyer 10h00 to 10h40 Fingers and toes, my body knows Baxter Theatre Centre Baxter Upstairs Rehearsal Room 10h00 to 11h10 Us / Them Artscape Theatre Centre Artscape Theatre 10h00 to 10h40 Sparrow Baxter Theatre Centre Baxter Flipside 10h00 to 10h45 What Goes Up… Artscape Theatre Centre Artscape Rehearsal Room 207 10h15 to 11h00 Knock! (Rocking the Cradle, Fringe) Magnet Theatre Magnet Theatre 11h00 to 11h40 Sandscape Baxter Theatre Centre Baxter Golden Arrow Studio 11h30 to 12h10 Fingers and toes, my body knows Baxter Theatre Centre Baxter Upstairs Rehearsal Room 11h30 to 12h10 Sparrow Baxter Theatre Centre Baxter Flipside 11h30 to 12h45 The Underground Library Artscape Theatre Centre Artscape Arena 12h00 to 13h00 Caban ZA Baxter Theatre Centre Baxter Foyer 12h00 to 12h45 Cloud Catcher (Rocking the Cradle, Fringe) Magnet Theatre Magnet Theatre 12h00 to 12h45 What Goes Up… Artscape Theatre Centre Artscape Rehearsal Room 207 12h30 to 13h10 Sandscape Baxter Theatre Centre Baxter Golden Arrow Studio 12h30 to 13h15 Cloud Catcher Magnet Theatre Magnet Theatre 12h30 to 14h00 Three Monks Baxter Theatre Centre Baxter Theatre 14h30 to 15h45 The Underground Library Artscape Theatre Centre Artscape Arena 14h45 to 15h30 Aha! (Rocking the Cradle, Fringe) Magnet Theatre Magnet Theatre 19h30 to 20h55 Three Monks Baxter Theatre Centre Baxter Theatre 19h30 to 21h15 Tiger Bay Artscape Theatre Centre Artscape Opera House 10h00 to 11h00 Caban ZA Baxter Theatre Centre Baxter Foyer 10h00 to 10h40 Fingers and toes, my body knows Baxter Theatre Centre Baxter Upstairs Rehearsal Room 10h00 to 10h40 Sandscape Baxter Theatre Centre Baxter Golden Arrow Studio 10h00 to 10h40 Sparrow Baxter Theatre Centre Baxter Flipside 10h30 to 11h25 No Fun Ction All Anguage Artscape Theatre Centre Artscape Theatre 11h30 to 12h55 Three Monks Baxter Theatre Centre Baxter Theatre 12h00 to 13h00 Caban ZA Baxter Theatre Centre Baxter Foyer 12h00 to 13h15 The Underground Library Artscape Theatre Centre Artscape Arena 12h30 to 13h10 Fingers and toes, my body knows Baxter Theatre Centre Baxter Upstairs Rehearsal Room 12h30 to 13h10 Sandscape Baxter Theatre Centre Baxter Golden Arrow Studio 14h00 to 14h55 No Fun Ction All Anguage Artscape Theatre Centre Artscape Theatre 16h00 to 17h15 The Underground Library Artscape Theatre Centre Artscape Arena 16h30 to 17h05 Ekhaya Baxter Theatre Centre Baxter Upstairs Rehearsal Room 16h30 to 17h55 Three Monks Baxter Theatre Centre Baxter Theatre 18h00 to 19h15 Tiger Bay Artscape Theatre Centre Artscape Opera House 19h30 to 20h30 Closing Ceremony Artscape Theatre Centre Artscape Theatre THURSDAY / 25 MAY 2017 FRIDAY / 26 MAY 2017 SATURDAY / 27 MAY 2017 ...Presentations, Papers, Panels, Symposia, Workshops, and Happenings WEDNESDAY / 24 MAY 2017 09h00 to 18h30 Focus: Dance for Young Audiences 09h00 to 13h00 Empathy as an artistic tool in dance and theatre with or for young people Theoretical and practical workshop with Amelie Mallman (Germany) Artscape Artscape Rehearsal Room 308 14h00 to 15h00 Dance and performing art for Young Audiences Presentation of the Kliker Platform (Croatia) Artscape Opera Bar 15h00 to 18h00 Forming a Dance for Young Audiences Network Led by Gabi dan Droste Artscape Isibaya 14h00 to 15h00 ASSITEJ World Congress Artistic Encounters City Hall 15h30 to 17h45 ASSITEJ World Congress Open Space City Hall 09h00 to 18h00 Rocking the Cradle African Fringe Showcase Magnet Theatre 18h00 09h00 to 19h00 13h00 Next Generation Gathering Construire des histoires / Shaping Stories Gathering for Friends of ASSITEJ / Nextd'Enfance Generation 2017 African Playwriting Workshop - Scene & ASSITEJ Artscape Upstairs ResourceTheatre Centre Bar 19h00 to 21h00 ASSITEJ Auction Delegates and Next Generation 2017 Artscape Theatre Foyer Well 21h00 to 23h00 Asian Reception Special Event, by invitation Artscape Theatre Foyer 09h00 to 13h00 ASSITEJ World Congress ASSITEJ General Assembly City Hall 09h00 to 18h00 Rocking the Cradle African Fringe Showcase Magnet Theatre THURSDAY / 25 MAY 2017 09h00 to 13h00 Construire des histoires / Shaping Stories African Playwriting Workshop - Scene d'Enfance & ASSITEJ Artscape Resource Centre 10h00 to 12h00 Be Wilder Man+ Learner Workshop with Company Barbarie (Belgium) Baxter Upstairs Rehearsal Room 10h00 to 13h00 Vrum Dance Workshop: No Work and Just Play Led by Sanja Frühwald and Till Frühwald Artscape Rehearsal Room 207 11h00 to 13h00 African Dance Workshop Explore African rhythms with Letlhogonolo Nche, Arts and Culture Trust’s 2015 ImpACT Award Winner Artscape Rehearsal Room 308 14h00 to 19h30 Africa Day Celebrate the African continent - vibrant with creativity and possibility! Directed by Mandla Mbothwe Artscape Theatre Centre 18h00 to 19h00 Playwriting Slam - African Playwrights Write Local, Play Global Artscape Theatre Foyer Well FRIDAY / 26 MAY 2017 09h00 to 19h15 Focus: Inclusive International Arts IIAN, delegates City Hall 09h00 to 09h45 Plenary/Welcome Welcome by IIAN Artscape Theatre Opera Bar 10h00 to 12h00 Theatre of Senses - close your eyes in order to see Workshop with Karolina Zernyte (Lithuania) Artscape Theatre Opera Bar 14h00 to 16h00 Presentations, models of good practise and debate: How do we engage young people with disabilities and why? Theresa Frey and Larissa Probst (Germany), Kaitlin Jaskolski (SA), Zelda Mycroft (SA) & Danieyella Rodin (SA) Artscape Rehearsal Room 207 16h30 to 18h00 Is it only about Disability? Discussion with Heidi Vaughan from Kazzum (UK) Artscape Rehearsal Room 207 18h30 to 19h15 Write Local. Play Global Playwriting Slam Curated by Tallerie McRae & Kim Peter Kovac (USA) Artscape Theatre Foyer Well 09h00 to 17h30 Focus: Music Theatre for Young Audiences Delegates Baxter Theatre Centre 09h00 to 10h30 Plenary/Welcome Introduction to Music TYA with Tina Stodart (SA), Diana Toblib (Argentina), Mignon van Vreden (SA) Baxter Downstairs Rehearsal Room 14h00 to 17h30 What is Music Theatre for Young Audiences? A workshop to plan the start of a network, with Meike Fechner (ASSITEJ Germany), Angela Merl (Theater Bonn), Johannes Gaudet (National Theater Mannheim), Susanne Freiling (Theaterhaus Frankfurt) - Germany Baxter Downstairs Rehearsal Room 09h00 to 18h00 Rocking the Cradle African Fringe Showcase Magnet Theatre 09h00 to 13h00 Construire des histoires / Shaping Stories African Playwriting Workshop - Scene d'Enfance & ASSITEJ Artscape Resource Centre 09h00 to 19h00 ASSITEJ Executive Committee Meeting 2017-2020 Executive Committee Artscape Isibaya 13h45 to 17h00 Write Local, Play Global Workshop Playwriting workshop: Sensory Dramaturgy with Karin Serres Artscape Rehearsal Room 308 16h00 to 18h00 Rocking the Cradle Panel discussion of Fringe Programme Panel with: Liesbeth Coltof (Netherlands), Gabi dan Droste (Germany), Brigitte Dethier (Germany), Roberto Frabetti (Italy), Barbara Kolling (Germany), Anna Newell (N Ireland) & Jennie Reznek (SA) Magnet Theatre 18H00 to 19H00 Playwriting Slam - Inclusivity Write Local, Play Global Artscape Theatre Foyer Well 18h30 to 20h00 Flemish Reception Special Event, by invitation Baxter Upper Theatre Foyer 20h00 to 21h00 ASSITEJ Awards Ceremony Celebrating global excellence in Theatre for Young Audiences, directed by Letlhogonolo Nche Baxter Concert Hall 09h00 to 18h00 Focus: Theatre for the Early Years (Small Size Network) 09h00 to 10h00 Early Years Plenary / Welcome Presentation by Pilar López (Spain) and Pecha Kucha by Karel Van Ransbeeck (Belgium) and Henrik Backbro, Lisa Kjellgren (Sweden) Baxter Concert Hall 10h00 to 11h30 Practice-as-Research in Theatre for the Very Young Workshop led by Samantha Provenzano and Carolina Chambers (Paper Boat Project, USA) Baxter Downstairs Rehearsal Room 11h30 to 12h30 Baby and contemporary dance. Feedback of creativity between adults and children. Paper by Alicja Morawska-Rubczak (Poland) and Paweł Gałkowski (Poland), Presented by Paweł Gałkowski Baxter Concert Hall 14h00 to 16h00 Small size, a network in ASSITEJ Panel Discussion by Roberto Frabetti (Italy), Barbara Kölling (Germany), Cliodhna Noonan (Ireland) and Gaêtane Reginster (Belgium) Baxter Concert Hall SATURDAY / 27 MAY 2017 16h30 to 17h45 The relational aesthetics of toddler theatre Symposium led by Lise Hovik (Norway) and Eivind Haugland (Norway) Baxter Masambe Theatre 16h30 to 18h30 Art is not a matter of age but of curiosity Workshop led by Nicolas Ankoudinoff (Belgium) and Karel Van Ransbeeck (Belgium) Baxter Downstairs Rehearsal Room 09h00 to 13h00 Construire des histoires / Shaping Stories African Playwriting Workshop - Scene d'Enfance & ASSITEJ Artscape Resource Centre 14h00 to 15h45 Inside New Visions New Voices - Transforming New Play development for Young Audiences Write Local, Play Global and South African playwrights:Tamara Guhrs, Jon Keevy, Lereko Mfono, Mojalefa Mlambo and Koleka Putuma Artscape Opera Bar 18h00 to 19h00 ASSITEJ Inspirational Playwrights Words of Innovation, Ingenuity and Imagination from ASSITEJ International Playwrights Artscape Theatre Foyer Well 19h30 to 20h30 Cradle of Creativity Closing Ceremony Farewell, thanks and handover to host city for Congress 2020 Artscape Theatre 21h00 to 23h00 Cradle of Creativity Closing Party An African Surprise! 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